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Nation

Combat jobs for women stir questions about the draft

February 16, 2016 12:00 AM
Army 1st Lt. Shaye Haver and Capt. Kristen Griest pose for photos with other female West Point alumni after an Army Ranger school graduation ceremony at Fort Benning, Ga. There are increasing rumblings about whether women should now be required to register for the draft if they can indeed serve in all areas of the military. (Associated Press)
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Nation

Generals say women should have to register for draft

February 03, 2016 12:00 AM
Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016, before the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing to examine the implementation of the decision to open all ground combat units to women. (Associated Press)
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Breaking News

Carter orders military to open all combat jobs to women

December 03, 2015 12:00 AM
Defense Secretary Ash Carter gestures during a news conference at the Pentagon, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015, where he announced that he has ordered the military to open all combat jobs to women, and is giving the armed services until Jan. 1 to submit plans to make the historic change. (Associated Press)
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Religion

Parliament of the World's Religions: Spiritual, emotional care for veterans is needed after 'moral injury'

By Cassidy Hansen
October 21, 2015 12:00 AM
Veterans gathered to discuss the symptoms of moral injury and ways to help returning soldiers cope with its side effects at the 2015 Parliament of the World's Religions.
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Healthy Living

Former Miss America, Y Homecoming Queen still 'dreaming big'

By Heidi Phelon
June 29, 2015 12:00 AM
As Keynote speaker for the Veterans Day Celebration, Sharlene Wells Hawkes addresses the audience in the Covey Center for the Arts on Thursday. Luke Hansen 11/10/10
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Local

BYU ROTC graduate promoted to major

By Shombree Wojcik
June 04, 2015 12:00 AM
Jeffrey Timmons poses for photo with his wife, son, and parents. His parents flew in for the weekend for the promotion. (Shombree Wojcik)
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Campus

BYU Air Force cadets take off for field training

By Shombree Wojcik
June 01, 2015 12:00 AM
Maxwell AFB Field Training Staff lines up for a photo at field training in 2014. The field training is designed to simulate life on active duty in the military. (MSgt Maria D. Perrin)
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Nation

Obama restricts police military gear, says it can alienate

May 20, 2015 12:00 AM
President Barack Obama is briefed by Camden's Police Chief J. Scott Thomson during a visit to Police Department's Real Time Tactical Operational Intelligence Center, Monday, May 18, 2015, in Camden, NJ. Obama traveled to Camden, NJ, to visit with local law enforcement and meet with young people in the Camden community. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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Campus Events

BYU Arnold Air Society hosts first JROTC competition

By Shombree Wojcik
May 07, 2015 12:00 AM
JUMBO provides BYU ROTC members with a chance to mentor JROTC students. (BYU AFROTC)
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Nation

Obama on war powers request: Islamic State is going to lose

By Sarah Burchett
February 11, 2015 12:00 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama declared Wednesday that the U.S.-led military coalition will succeed in destroying the Islamic State group as he asked Congress for fresh war powers.
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Campus

BYU Army ROTC prepares for deployment with mock war exercise

By Jacob Molnar
January 05, 2015 12:00 AM
The BYU Army ROTC trains cadets for war.
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Campus

Veteran looks to give back through social work

By Samuel Gale
January 10, 2014 12:00 AM
JonPaul Boyle is currently a student in the master of social work program. (Photo by Sarah Hill)
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Nation

A look at countries where women are in combat

January 25, 2013 12:00 AM
From France's Joan of Arc to female resistance fighters in World War II and the black-clad women warriors of the Viet Cong, history is filled with stories of women fighting alongside men.
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Editorials

The cost of a volunteer military

By Robin Rodgers
September 10, 2012 12:00 AM
During my first semester at BYU I was walking home from church in the Harmon Building. I was accompanied by my roommate, who commented on the fact that the University hadn't done much to commemorate September 11th that weekend. She said she liked it and was pleased to not attend another ceremony of mourning.
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Campus

Air Force ROTC stirring change of command ceremony

By Tanner Pearson
September 04, 2012 12:00 AM
The silence that recently filled the Hinckley Center conference room was broken by the uniform close of the final salute to Col. Brent Johnson. Each person present felt the profound respect that Detachment 855 had for its departing colonel and commander of three years. The Air Force ROTC unit flag was publicly passed to incoming Col. Paul M. Kucharek as a symbol of the transfer of authority.
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News

Michelle Obama challenge brings focus to post-traumatic stress disorder

By Robin Rodgers
January 18, 2012 12:00 AM
First Lady Michelle Obama announced last week that 130 medical schools across the United States are pledging to adjust their curriculum and provide programs to promote the study and treatment of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder.
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