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Is The US Military Preparing for a Draft? Army Raises Enlistment Age to 42 Starting April

The US Army is raising its enlistment age to 42 and dropping marijuana waivers amid rising Middle East tensions, sparking widespread rumours of a potential draft.

International Business Times UK

Widower of US soldier killed by Iranian missiles shares desperate final text he sent her

Nicole Amor, a 39-year-old from Minnesota, was one of six Army Reservists who died in the opening salvos of the war

The Independent UK

US military raises max enlistment age by seven years and axes a restriction

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US Army quietly raises enlistment age – and removes some criminal convictions restrictions – to bolster struggling recruitment

Rule change signals effort to widen recruitment pool after the Army previously failed to hit enlistment targets

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Territorial Army corporal guilty of battering his girlfriend’s toddler son to death

Scott O’Connor, 36, texted Zoe Coutts to say ‘slap him back to sleep, lol’ before Kol Page was found with catastrophic brain injuries in Bromley

Evening Standard

British army so depleted it could only ‘seize a small market town on a good day’ warns former general

General Sir Richard Barrons warns that the British Army's current capabilities are limited

Evening Standard

US Army raises enlistment age from 35 to 42, opens doors for older recruits in major recruitment push

In a significant overhaul aimed at boosting enlistment, the US Army has increased its maximum recruitment age from 35 to 42, widening the pool of eligible candidates and aligning itself with other military branches.

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US Military Counters Ongoing Recruitment Crisis by Raising Enlistment Age To 42

The US Army raised its max enlistment age from 35 to 42, effective 20 April, also dropping waivers for single marijuana possession convictions.

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US Army Announces Sweeping Rule Changes Allowing Older Recruits And Marijuana Offenders To Enlist

The US Army has raised the maximum enlistment age to 42 and removed the waiver requirement for applicants with a single marijuana conviction, aligning with Department of Defense standards.

International Business Times UK

Portuguese army tests 'attack drones' in exercise with NATO countries

The Strong Impact 2026 exercise is taking place in Portugal, at the Santa Margarida Military Camp. The Portuguese army has collaborated with the UAVision company to modernise its weaponry and is once again testing the so-called 'suicide drones'.

Euronews

US Getting Ready for War? Army Raises Enlistment Age From 34 to 42, Drops Marijuana Waiver Effective 20 April

The US Army is increasing its enlistment age to 42 and removing the waiver requirement for a single marijuana conviction, effective April 2026

International Business Times UK

Pentagon Reportedly Expected To Send Thousands Of Troops To Middle East

A new report has indicated that the Pentagon is expected to deploy 3,000 to 4,000 soldiers from the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East.

International Business Times

Army veteran always paid $3,250 in rent on time, but still faced deputies at his door. The shocking reason will infuriate you

Getting evicted because of the middleman.

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Trump Administration Trying to Pressure Broadcasters Not to Schedule Football Game Broadcasts for Same Time as Army-Navy Game

From Friday's Executive Order, "Preserving America's Game": Section 1. Purpose. For over a century, the Army-Navy Game, known as "America's Game," has… The post Trump Administration Trying to Pressure Broadcasters Not to Schedule Football Game Broadcasts for Same Time as Army-Navy Game appeared first on Reason.com.

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Goodbye, DJI — US army makes biggest-ever single order of 3,000 Skydio drones worth $52 million and there's one obvious reason why

DJI is shut out by the US military as it instead picks domestic drone producer Skydio for a huge – and urgent – order.

International Business Times UK

US Troops Warn Iran War Could Be An Absolute Disaster As Morale Drops And Mission Clarity Collapses

As the US-Iran conflict intensifies, a surge in conscientious objector applications reveals growing internal dissent within the US military.

Fortune

Anduril’s new mega‑deal rewrites the rules for Silicon Valley—and raises new risks

The $20 billion ceiling contract with the Army shows a new pattern: that VC‑backed platforms can win prime‑like enterprise deals.

The Guardian - AU

‘So awesome’: BTS fans on K-pop’s biggest comeback

Tens of thousands gathered in Seoul to show that, after a four-year hiatus, they had still kept a place for the band in a very changed world

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K-pop boyband BTS’s first concert in four years launches on Netflix

The performance was filmed live in the South Korean capital on Saturday.

The Times of India

Internet swoons over ‘Army beauty’ — but Jessica Foster isn’t real

A viral online persona, Jessica Foster, presented as a patriotic Army woman, has been exposed as an AI-generated fake. Experts highlight this as a growing strategy by right-wing accounts to blend patriotism with explicit content, using convincing AI imagery to attract viewers, monetize interest, and promote political agendas.

The Independent UK

Trump issues executive order requiring CFP to avoid broadcasting conflicts with Army-Navy game

President Donald Trump has issued an executive order barring College Football Playoff and other postseason games from airing during the annual Army-Navy matchup in December

The Independent UK

Trump signs executive order to ‘protect’ annual Army-Navy football game

President Trump signed an executive order aimed at preventing other college football games from airing during the annual Army-Navy game. “Nobody’s going to play football for four hours during that very special time of the year, in December. It’s preserved forever for the Army-Navy game,” Trump said ahead of the…

The Independent UK

MAGA has been swooning over a beautiful Army soldier and her pro-Trump message. She is AI

The account is an example of how artificial intelligence is being used to push political agendas in wartime

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Bizarre invasion sparks chaos at Washington army base, forces Rubio and Hegseth to consider fleeing

The origin of the mysterious invasion remains a mystery.

International Business Times UK

Beyond the Algorithm: How BTS Fans Keep Dominating X Trends Ahead of Band's Return

Discover how BTS and ARMY have mastered the modern attention economy. From coordinated trends to outsmarting the algorithm, explore the blueprint behind the world's most powerful digital takeover.

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