Introduction by Nick Turse From TomDispatch | Original Article “Training.” It sounds so innocuous. It also sounds like something expected of a military. All professional soldiers undergo some sort of basic training. Think: calisthenics, negotiating obstacle courses, and marksmanship. Soldiers require instruction, otherwise they’re little more than rabble. Sometimes soldiers from one country even train […]

Uniformed soldiers and police have blocked off the streets. People are fleeing the city center, and gunfire sounds. The now-infamous coup is underway. While jets come screeching down and bombs drop, rebel soldiers take control of what remains of the presidential palace. The coup has succeeded. The president is dead. A general has taken power […]

By Rebecca Gordon From TomDispatch| Original Article Where Will the National Guard Be Sent in 2019? A young friend is seriously considering joining her state’s National Guard. She’s a world-class athlete, but also a working-class woman from a rural background competing in a rich person’s sport. Between seasons, she works for a local farm and […]

From Courage to Resist | Original Article Expansion of mandatory military draft registration to women likely Interfaith church offers free registry for all opposed to war and concerned about military conscription The Objector Registry is available at objector.church/register The first ever Objector Registry offers a declaration of conscience for anyone to assert their moral opposition […]

The Department of Defense’s military aptitude test (ASVAB) is given to thousands of 10th, 11th & 12th grade public school students in NY State. Their test scores, personal data including social security number, contact information, and academic skills are gleaned from the test and stored on a Department of Defense database for future release to […]