Based on the information printed on the CIA World Factbook, the government spending on the military is extremely huge worldwide. Based on the figures, military spending all over the world is pegged at 741 billion dollars a year. The figure itself is approximately about 1.5% of the world’s Gross...
Divorce that involves military servicemen is referred to as a military divorce. The term is merely descriptive in nature to indicate that a member of the military is involved rather than an actual legal term. Either a spouse or both spouses are part of the military in order to label a divorce...
Many countries invest quite heavily in their military. The worldwide average is $311 per capita, but this is by no means evenly distributed. Many countries will spend as many as thrice the amount. This is a list of the countries with the highest military expenditures, as computed as per capita (or,...
Martin Luther King Speech - Beyond Vietnam Martin Luther King Speech Beyond VietnamNew York, N.Y.4 April 1967 Mr. Chairman, ladies and gentlemen, I need not pause to say how very delighted I am to be here tonight, and how very delighted I am to see you expressing your concern about the issues...
Several famous UFO encounters can be difficult to dismiss as swamp gas or weather balloons -- especially among claims of humanoid creatures. These fifteen cases can make even skeptics scratch their head.
Running an army is kind of like running a day care, only instead of rattles, the children have bombs and guns. Hey, it may not be easy to win a war, but we should at least expect military leaders to be more adept than some kid playing Starcraft.
Born on 28 July 1954, Hugo Chavez is the 53rd president of Venezuela. He is a controversial world figure, best known for his often malicious and crass lecture style speeches against certain nations and his democratic socialist politics. Hugo Chavez began his career in the military where he...
North Korea has issued a threat to halt U.S. and South Korean military maneuvers following an artillery exchange between the North and South on Tuesday. North Korea has promised war is imminent if the U.S. and South Korea do not comply. North Korea's offical Korean central News Agency reports...
Combat pay refers to the compensation that members of the military receive during the period that they serve in a combat zone. During times of war, not all members of the military are sent to the front lines. Those that are sent, however, get extra pay - combat pay. This special pay is added on...
The War in Iraq has been one of the most significant events of the last decade. Journalists, both those embedded with military units and those who have undertaken their own investigations, have contributed defining and sometimes harrowing images of incidents as they have unfolded. These photos,...
