Don’t Tell Me How To Do My Job: A Law Enforcement Officer's Perspective by Nick Perna I don’t know anything about cars. When something goes wrong with mine or it needs service I take it to a mechanic. Like most people, when I get the oil changed and the service technician comes out and asks me if I want a new air filter for my flux capacitor I flip a coin in my head and … [Read more...]
“The 90% Solution:” Managing Your Boss’s Military Ego
"The 90% Solution:" Managing Your Boss's Military Ego by Nick Perna Every organization has an internal hierarchy. Whether it be the US Army, Hewlett Packard, or the Federal government they all have a multi-tiered chain of command through which all concepts, products, ideas, memos, projects and so on need to be routed through. Battalion Commanders, C.E.O.s, Chiefs Of … [Read more...]
Friendship and Loss: “Let’s Never Let it Go This Long Again”
Friendship and Loss: "Let's Never Let it Go This Long Again" by Craig "Sawman" Sawyer It was about 4AM. I was up early getting ready for work when I heard a knock on the door. It was the Sheriff and his Deputy. I recognized the Sheriff immediately, because I had met him before at the scene of a big car accident. He worked all the worst ones in our area. That night, he … [Read more...]
National Security: Americans Can’t Handle the Truth?
National Security: Americans Can't Handle the Truth? by Jordan Taylor American citizens do not have an inherent, unrestricted right to know what the government does in the shadows on their behalf, and no amount of fist-shaking will grant them access to classified information without a bona fide need to know. The government has a responsibility to safeguard secrets; if the … [Read more...]
A Wounded Warrior Reflects: Two Years in Purgatory and Seven Years of Steps
A Wounded Warrior Reflects: Two Years in Purgatory and Seven Years of Steps by Boone Cutler Not a drop. Not an ounce. Not a molecule. Not a bit...of comfort. The war didn't make me feel that way but I felt that way after the war. The hospital and the two years of Starship Reed purgatory didn't help, then the zombie dope follow-up finished me. Dead man walking. Dead but … [Read more...]
Of Birthdays and… Banana Spiders? A Ranger and His Two Sons
Of Birthdays and... Banana Spiders? A Ranger and His Two Sons by Shane Snell I live in Georgia, so summer means a few things to me: 12-hour days at the range in the hateful sun, my kids are home 100% of the day, constantly being moist from the humidity, bugs, and one of my dismounts (kiddos) has a birthday. That got me thinking about his upcoming one and how much he's … [Read more...]
Reality Check: Extinguishing the American Dream
Reality Check: Extinguishing the American Dream by Leonard Benton I am, for a short while longer, a home owner. With opportunity comes reward but there are consequences. One of those is a move which left me with a choice: sell my home or rent it out. Both have advantages and disadvantages. But what I learned while house hunting in my new city is what set me to writing … [Read more...]
Facebook Banned Me For This Image. You Can Probably Guess Why.
Facebook Banned Me For This Image. You Can Probably Guess Why. by Scott Faith This happened in 2016, but is typical of the discrimination that conservatives and veterans face on Facebook. If you have similar stories about running afoul of social justice warriors on social media, we'd love to hear them. _____ About a week ago, a friend of mine named Paul J. O’Leary posted … [Read more...]
Perhaps “Profiling” Has Its Advantages After All
Perhaps “Profiling” Has Its Advantages After All by Jill Wragg In June 1999, President Clinton issued an executive memorandum requiring all federal law enforcement agencies to collect information on race, ethnicity, and gender of every person who was subjected to a search. He called it “Fairness in Law Enforcement: Interior Collection of Data”. It was drafted in response … [Read more...]
10 Things Every Person Should Do in Their Life: An Army Ranger’s Bucket List
10 Things Every Person Should Do in Their Life: An Army Ranger's Bucket List by Leo Jenkins 1) Learn to play a musical instrument There is something magic in music. Regardless if it is jazz or rock or country or blues or mariachi. It doesn’t matter if it’s the flute, the drums, guitar, or xylophone. Music unites people. Music is a language in and of itself. … [Read more...]
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