With the recent hubbub in Charlottesville, the meme world is naturally awash with the answers to the world’s problems in picture-with-overlaid-text form.I personally could not be happier about this, because ultimately I believe all that ails us will, in fact, be cured by memes. Cancer? Possible war? Childhood obesity?Meme it!One meme theme caught my attention, … [Read more...]
The Special Forces ODA as a Startup Team
As an investor in startup companies there is always a difficult balance to be maintained, with respect to what are decisions management must make alone and my role as investor, adviser and often board member. This is due primarily to two constraints, namely my availability for any single company in our portfolio, and the need to limit personal liability. This means while I … [Read more...]
Special Forces Soldier Busted For Trying To Smuggle 90 Pounds Of Cocaine Into The US
Special Forces Soldier Busted For Trying To Smuggle 90 Pounds Of Cocaine Into The US by Scott FaithAccording to NBC News, a US Army master sergeant from the 7th Special Forces Group was busted earlier this week for trying to smuggle 40 kilograms of cocaine from Columbia to Florida. Since most of us reading this are Americans, I'll convert the units for you: that's almost … [Read more...]
Entrepreneurship: The Purest Form of Unconventional Warfare
In the sweltering heat of summer at the John Wayne School for Wayward Boys (Camp Mackall), sitting through endless, barely survivable PowerPoint presentations on Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield (IPB) and the Military Decision Making Process (MDMP) as applied by Special Forces (SF) to the conduct of Unconventional Warfare (UW), I could not help but connect this to … [Read more...]
Why Civilian PTSD, MST, And Warfighter PTSD Are Each Uniquely Different
By: Chris Buckalew RN, U.S. Army veteran(Author's Note: I am not a psychiatrist or psychologist, I am a Registered Nurse with numerous years of experience in the mental health field. The thoughts below are my own and have been formulated through my research and investigation into this area.)This article first appeared in The Havok Journal on 5 August, … [Read more...]
It’s Time To Retire The Pathfinder Badge
It's Time To Retire The Pathfinder Badge by Scott FaithThe de-activation of the Pathfinder Company at Fort Campbell and the Army's decision to do away with Long Range Reconnaissance and Surveillance Detachments (LRRS-D) got me thinking: why do we even have Pathfinder school anymore?Don't get me wrong, Pathfinder was a tough course, and I proudly wore the winged torch … [Read more...]
Broken Understanding: A Marine Scout Sniper Reflects
Broken Understanding: A Marine Scout Sniper Reflects by Nate CoffeyMy concept of grace has, like most things in my life, been shaped by experiences in combat.In June of 2010, I had the honor of serving as a team leader for a Marine Corps Scout Sniper team in Musah Quelah, Afghanistan. Our company was to clear the town of its Taliban presence, and when things got really … [Read more...]
Apparently, I Can Beat The World Record For “Pushups”… Because I Can Do ONE.
Apparently, I Can Beat The World Record For "Pushups"... Because I Can Do ONE. by Scott Faith3,020 pushups... in ONE HOUR? Damn, that's a lot of chest days. And that's the new Guinness World Record for the exercise.How significant is this number? Let's look at the numbers. I'm a member of the military and I'd say I probably have a low-average level of physical … [Read more...]
Russia Hacking Considerations
Russia Hacking Considerations by Matt JamesEditor's Note: This article was written in August 2017. Given what's going on in our country right now, it seems appropriate to publish it again. The media’s craze surrounding possible Russian interference with the U.S. election through hacking isn’t going away anytime soon. Though the hype is primarily … [Read more...]
The Russian “Multiple Cradle Launcher” is Just Plain Stupid
The Russian "Multiple Cradle Launcher" is Just Plain Stupid By Kevin WilsonThis article first appeared in Ranger Up's The Rhino DenOne of the many upsides to the community of writers that produces content for The Rhino Den and Unapologetically American is that we have a diverse array of branches and MOSs represented in the group. This means that, for almost any subject … [Read more...]