This is an excerpt from Karl Monger's book, Common Sense Transition: Chapter 10: Staying on AzimuthTransition is like night land navigation, old-school. For those of you who haven’t had the fun, here’s how it works: lie on the ground and cover yourself with a poncho or other cloth that blocks light and plot two points on the map: where you are now, and where you desire to … [Read more...]
Philosophy Friday: Love Is Destroying The World
by Cleo DeLoner Many people believe that LOVE conquers all, but it is LOVE that is destroying the world.We as human beings have become so accustomed to violence, hatred, evil and anger. It is those who LOVE these things who are the destroyers of our world.The evil that is perpetrated upon us every moment is done so by those who LOVE it. It is not done out of … [Read more...]
Valor in Comedy
By: Christopher DuplantisWhen the topic of military movies comes up, particularly about valor, films like Saving Private Ryan, Lone Survivor and U-571 come to mind. These movies capture the heart of heroism whether through fact or fictional based scenarios. But when veterans watch war movies we pick out every flaw in the film, from uniforms, terminology, weapons, tactics … [Read more...]
USMC Marksmanship… And Why It’s Better Than The Army’s
Evidently, the U.S. Army has a marksmanship problem. The problem being, roughly, soldiers can’t hit the broadside of a barn with their rifles. My good friend Kevin Wilson recently wrote an article and pointed out that just giving soldiers a better rifle isn’t going to get them to shoot better. So, what’s to be done?There’s really no question the Marine Corps puts an … [Read more...]
3 Bad Habits I Picked Up In The Military
Bad habits I picked up in the army which helped me in civilian lifeFor the old timers out there, you’ll remember the commercial for the United States Army which said, “You’ll have skills that four out of five employers are looking for.” So, I don’t know about you but at no point in my civilian life have I ever operated a buffer or assembled an OE 254 antenna.I picked up … [Read more...]
Small Business Survival: Preparing Before an Emergency
Small businesses are the heart of the American economy, but many small businesses aren’t ready for an emergency or disaster.An article published on smallbusiness.com states that “only 37% of small businesses have a formal disaster preparation plan.” The Institute for Business and Home Safety claims that one in four businesses never reopen after a disaster.Small … [Read more...]
No, “Ranger Training” Did Not Turn Alex Blum Into a Criminal
No, “Ranger Training” Did Not Turn Alex Blum Into a Criminal by Greg DrobnySeveral prominent news outlets have covered the story of Alex Blum, a Ranger Regiment veteran (2/75) who turned into a bank robber. The headline articles have coincided with a book by Blum’s cousin, Ben, on the subject of how the world’s premier light infantry transformed Alex from a squeaky-clean … [Read more...]
NFL Kneeling? Stop Making the Interesting Important!
Here we are, two weeks into the football season, and already the divisive rhetoric has reached a fevered pitch, despite the fact that only a handful of players are still kneeling (only two on one team by one count). What makes this upsetting – the fact that the conversation isn’t about racial inequality, or even 1st Amendment rights – the discussion revolves around whether … [Read more...]
One Question Every Veteran Wants to Answer
One Question Every Veteran Wants to Answer by Brandon YoungCivilians sincerely want to learn how to better approach veterans today in America, and the solution is far simpler than it appears at face value.Civilians can better understand the challenges and opportunities that veterans and military families face post service, including their experiences overseas, when we … [Read more...]
The Immorality of Pacifism
The Immorality of Pacifism By Kevin WilsonFrom an early age, we teach our children that violence never solved anything. We teach them that the correct way to defend oneself from a bully is to appeal to authority, that the designated grownup will save them. We teach them that to strike another child, for any reason, is wrong.In short, we teach them pacifism.Now … [Read more...]