Earnest Pugh is a long way from his days in the U.S. Army: His call of duty is now music, and he’s soldiered on to become a full-time solo recording artist.

Ball, a 28-year-old sergeant with 787th Military Police Battalion out of Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., landed that gig thanks in part to her win in the 2013 Rising Star competition, put on by Army ...

Life as a drill sergeant is taxing. Noncommissioned officers assigned to any of the four basic combat training installations across the Army are usually up at 4 a.m. and aren't home until the late ...