Barracks Rumor Mill

Nobody’s Getting a Blueberry Beret.

byE-4 MAFIAOct 08, 26

A screenshot says Air Assault soldiers are getting blue berets. The article doesn’t exist. What’s fake, what was real that week, and the 1970s beret it’s riffing on.

Nobody’s Getting a Blueberry Beret.

byE-4 MAFIAOct 08, 26

A screenshot says Air Assault soldiers are getting blue berets. The article doesn’t exist. What’s fake, what was real that week, and...

Barracks Rumor Mill cover: full-frame photo of a soldier in OCP singing beside memorial wreaths at a Fort Hood remembrance ceremony, with the headline "13 Killed. 17 Years. Firing Squad Approved." over a dark band and a small CONVICTED stamp.

13 Killed. 17 Years. Firing Squad Approved.

byE-4 MAFIAOct 08, 26

The Pentagon says the Army will execute Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan by firing squad. Six of the 12 soldiers he killed in 2009 were E-4 and below. The Army...

13 Killed. 17 Years. Firing Squad Approved.

byE-4 MAFIAOct 08, 26

The Pentagon says the Army will execute Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan by firing squad. Six of the 12 soldiers he killed...

Barracks Rumor Mill cover: full-frame photo of Marines checking a car at an Okinawa base gate at night, with the headline "One Arrest. 30,000 Troops. Midnight Curfew." over a dark band and a small CONFIRMED stamp.

One Arrest. 30,000 Troops. Midnight Curfew.

byE-4 MAFIAOct 07, 26

All U.S. troops on Okinawa lost off-base liberty and alcohol for 48 hours after a Marine lance corporal's arrest in a Naha killing. A midnight-to-5 a.m. curfew follows for 30...

One Arrest. 30,000 Troops. Midnight Curfew.

byE-4 MAFIAOct 07, 26

All U.S. troops on Okinawa lost off-base liberty and alcohol for 48 hours after a Marine lance corporal's arrest in a Naha...

Barracks Rumor Mill cover: full-frame photo of three National Guard soldiers in OCP on patrol in Washington, D.C, with the headline "Expired Tags. Oklahoma Pistol. D.C. Felony." over a dark band and a small CHARGED stamp.

Expired Tags. Oklahoma Pistol. D.C. Felony.

byE-4 MAFIAOct 06, 26

An Oklahoma Guard specialist on the D.C. mission got stopped for tags expired since May. Police found a 9mm in the SUV. Now he faces a felony gun charge.