I hope this is an okay place to ask this. I tried searching for an answer and didn't find what I needed. Please forgive me if I misuse any terminology, I'm doing my best despite having no first-hand experience with the military.

I'm writing a story about a small, close-knit town in the US dealing with several of its residents going to war. Among those who went are a father and son. The father has...

From what I know and have been told, US soldiers are just a bunch of untrained, undisciplined fatasses. And as I have only worked with Tier 2 and 1, I don't know what the baseline infantry are like and was wondering if some US soldiers can educate how tough the US regiment really is and how skilled they really are.

A few years ago, my grandpa took my family on a trip to the ship he was deployed on which is now anchored and turned into a museum. While we were there, my grandpa gave me his dog tag and said that he wanted me to keep it. For about a year, it was sitting in a case in a drawer collecting dust but eventually I decided to wear it. I don't want to flash it around or anything, but I like to keep it on...