Kurt T

We head back and the ‘leaders’ get us lost until some fat ass wannabe with a GPS retraces his logged path; Ski and I are fed up.

These armorers know more about firearms mechanics than you ever will. While you were downloading gun schematics, they were building weapons for guerrillas.

Well, being a Marine, I wasn’t about to give up. This was probably stupid, but I’m all about mission accomplishment, I guess.

There are a plethora of skill sets that when put together make one a suitable soldier of fortune. What I aim to bring to light are a few that many people would never think of as necessary to that mission. Of course this is all my opinion (as usual) but I’ll be sticking to my […]

Behold the mighty PKM machine gun—the poor man’s squad gun. It either works every time or shits the bed entirely.

At this point, it’s like a bad joke we share with each other: “Remember that time I took leave so we could go hunt Mexican cartels in the desert?”

I find that laughter is indeed the best medicine and really does strengthen the soul, one’s sanity, and unit cohesion.

Qalubna Ma’kum has since been kicked out of 9th Brigade. This proves what I’ve said about staying home if you’re a volunteer here for the wrong reasons.

A mercenary is traditionally defined as a person “primarily concerned with making money at the expense of ethics,” but I feel that’s incorrect.

How convenient that this captured ISIS militant would have a sudden change of heart at this particular point in the conflict and suddenly feel the need to escape.

Carrying a suicide bullet might seem an extremely dark and demented concept, but for me, it’s just symbolic of my limitations as a volunteer.

Training Peshmerga is a challenge in that comes with new and unique obstacles to adapt to every day.