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A couple of my toenails recently turned blueish and are very sore. I did some research using Google; apparently this is not unheard of for distance runners and it just means I've bruised them and have to wait for them to (probably) fall off. I didn't find any information on how to prevent this...

It's term paper season again (good fun!) and I'm interested in researching the decline of the cavalry and its eventual replacement by armored forces. I've been able to find plenty of sources about the armored side of things, but very little in regards to cavalry. Can anyone suggest any good...

Hello, I've got a couple questions that I haven't been able to find answers to on this site, the official recruiting site, or from talking to the local comm reserves recruiter. Are there comm research officers? If so, is there a DEO option or what path do you have to take to become one? If...

That's the question I have to answer for my political science term paper. I'm asking it here primarily in the hopes that people might have suggestions about good books which cover this topic in general or in regards to specific wars. If people would like to throw in their personal views for...

Would it be appropriate to send flowers to the parents of a KIA Marine on the 1st anniversary of their son's death? And if so, what kind would you send? It's not the kind of thing people generally "celebrate", but I was thinking they might find it comforting to know people are thinking of them...

I recently received a letter regarding my medical stating that I "do not meet the common enrolment standard required by both the regular and  reserve forces". The issues of concern were that I experienced a knee injury when I started running and "now need to wear foot orthotics on a daily basis"...

I would prefer to be enlisting in the regular forces as an int op, but as I understand it, the only way to get into intelligence (other than through the reserves) is by putting in a couple years in a different trade first and then transfering over. So what I'm looking for right now are other...

What happens if you fail the fitness evaluation portion of the application process? I hurt my knees about two months ago, so I took a couple weeks off and then switched to biking and swimming when I started exercising again. I thought that would maintain my level of cardio fitness, but I just...

I'm in the process of applying to the Army reserves and just stumbled across these forums today. I've been finding the information very useful so far but I haven't seen anything that relates to the question that's been worrying me. One of my reasons for deciding to join the military is the fact...