A recent Army inspector general's report says the process for deciding a soldier's fitness for combat is so confusing that it increases the chance of sending ailing troops to war.
They describe a climate where commanders constantly pressure soldiers with health issues to deploy, even when their medical records — which they provided — show physical problems.



The Pentagon’s watchdog found that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth put U.S. personnel and their mission at...
Pete Hegseth, the US defense secretary, told soldiers under his command in Iraq to ignore legal...





























