Category: Expert Analysis

Lets start off by defining what a Savage Gentleman is. My interpretation is that you are a Gentleman first, but have the ability and willingness to crank the dial to Savage to defend yourself, your family and those around you. Do you have the ability? In order to be ‘combat effective’ as they say in […]

I had the pleasure to host SOFREP’s Question and Answer session on Sunday afternoon where our readers posted in the “Team Room” and I was their sounding board. I just want to thank everyone for the fun back and forth session and hope that we can do it again sometime soon. We got some good […]

NBC News recently cited two anonymous defense officials who stated that as early as tomorrow there could be a named program to begin conducting airstrikes in the Philippines, most likely with Predator drones.  While this is certainly one possibility, it is highly unlikely.  First, this would mean a new escalation in American military involvement in […]

Last week, the mainstream media fell all over itself to inaccurately report the details of NASA’s latest, and highest profile, job opening: a new position entitled Planetary Protection Officer.  While the actual posting NASA placed on the government job board USAJobs called for an expert in planning, executing, or overseeing space missions of national significance […]

During the war in Vietnam, the US Army Special Forces were headquartered in Nha Trang. During this time, the Special Forces troops had a close liaison with the CIA and the two organizations worked closely on many intelligence and special operations missions. Their most successful covert intelligence unit “Project GAMMA”, had its mission effectively shut […]

This is part two of two of “Officers at Ranger School.” Read Part I here. 4. Be prepared Contrary to popular belief, Ranger School is not much of a “school” at all. It’s more of an assessment. Yes, you do receive classes in how to do most every task that you are graded on. The […]

Ranger School. “The School of all Schools.” “Not For the Weak or Fainthearted.” “But what about Special Forces? FUCK SPECIAL FORCES!” There are so many articles, listicles, memes, ridiculous videos, and social media rants over the subject that it has essentially been beaten and stabbed to death, resurrected by the Red Woman, involved in an […]

North Korea likely hasn’t ranked high on your list of potential vacation destinations in recent years, perhaps because of the oppressive government regime, the scarcity of food, or the high likelihood that you could be imprisoned indefinitely over something as simple as taking a poster off of a wall.  One would think, then, that the […]

The world is an awfully big place, which is why I believe the myth of the well-traveled statesman can be a dangerous one.  That is, in part, why when I’m asked how many countries I’ve been to, I tend to shrug.  I’ve certainly set foot in more countries than I think I have a rightful […]

North Korea’s most recent long-range ballistic missile test demonstrated to the world that Kim Jong-un’s regime now possesses a platform capable of reaching further than ever before, with some experts extrapolating a range capable of targeting cities as far as away as America’s Boston or New York City. More recent analysis of the overall flight […]

James Moriarty, the father of James Moriarty Jr. recently posted on social media regarding the conviction of the Jordanian Air Force gate guard who killed his son along with fellow Green Berets Matthew Lewellen and Kevin McEnroe saying: Today the FBI advised the families that Maarek abu Tayeh’s appeal has been denied and his sentence […]

We’ve talked about the whole “Grey Man” thing in the past and in certain situations yes you should endeavor to blend into your surroundings and become the grey man, but as far as Selection, I’m sticking by my earlier observations and say that it isn’t a smart thing to do. I’ve gotten questions and emails […]