Ensure enlistment bonuses, college fund add-ons (Kicker), and choosing your first duty station are explicitly written into your enlistment paperwork.

The “18” referred to the military age (18 years old) or conscription age. It was a coded way for the paper to criticize the war without being censored under the Defence of the Realm Act.

How does an 18-year-old make the best of this lousy deal? Through grim pragmatism.

Despite strict regulations, systemic issues regarding harassment and integration persist within various military branches worldwide, making the environment daunting for young female recruits.

The lengths a person will go to for a loved one.

New female soldiers rarely have high-ranking female mentors in their immediate chain of command.