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When I was in the army, I had the required Individual First Aid Kit (IFAK) on my hip just below my kit. I also carried an extra one in my car. After all, I was well versed in every piece of medical equipment in that small canvas bag so it made sense that I had […]
After thoroughly enjoying SOFREP writer Alex Hollings’ ongoing series “Old Man Fitness” he made me realize that there may be interest among SOFREP readers in having a workout space like the one Alex and I use in our garages. My home gym is a special place for me, and has been for many years. It […]
After being immersed in military culture for a while, you start to feel quite separate from civilian life. You often find yourself calling the other place, “the real world.” If you’re back home on leave, you groan as you have to eventually go back to the real world. If you’re on a deployment or looking […]
I’m not a fan of Hollywood, their glorification of seemingly anyone for no particular reason, and I don’t like a good deal of their values. So forgive me for the tenuous link to the Marine Corps, which to me is represented by Camp Pendleton, approximately 70 miles South of Hollywood. Unfortunately, geography is not the […]
Hereford, England—Two SAS instructors face court-martial over the death of three trainees. The deaths occurred during the summer selection course in 2013. On that day, Cpl James Dunsby, L. Cpl Craig Roberts, and Trooper Edward Maher died of heat exhaustion during a 16-mile march, in the Brecon Beacons, Wales. It was the hottest day of the […]
The latest shooting in Texas has tragically taken more lives in an act of senseless violence. Arguments for and against tighter gun control have been flooding the internet, and people’s emotions are understandably volatile. Everyone wants to work toward some kind of solution to the increasing violence in the United States–we all want it to […]
Scientists recently unveiled the discovery of a large chamber hidden deep within the Great Pyramid of Giza that had never before been recorded. The hidden chamber has no access points that have been discovered yet, but is reportedly an astonishing 100 feet long and sits just above another large room known as the pyramid’s “Grand […]
Schwerin, Germany—A Syrian teen has been arrested for planning a terrorist attack. On Tuesday, German police arrested 19-year-old Yamen A. for “planning an Islamist-motivated attack with high explosives.” From the emerging reports, the suspect had been quite close to launching a strike with chemicals. He hasn’t been linked to any terrorist organization so far. “[We] […]
It’s not easy to become a U.S. Army Ranger. To be a successful Ranger, you need to have a strong sense of self, be physically fit and mentally strong. You have to be able to push yourself further than you imagined possible, and then you have grit your teeth and low crawl a little further. […]
On October 17, 1944, under the command of General Douglas MacArthur, the invasion of the Philippines began. This operation, code-named King Two, began the aggressive liberation of the Philippine islands. Since they were overrun by the Japanese two years earlier, the Philippine islands were a very strategic archipelago. Their recapture was vital to the overall plan […]
Read part one of this series here. Part two. T. S. Eliot has often been criticized for his poetry’s inaccessibility to the average person, and “The Waste Land” is no exception. It’s easy to read and think, “this guy is really just showing off how smart he is”–his Latin inserts, obscure Shakespeare and ancient Greek […]
On November 4, 1995, Nobel Peace Prize winner and Prime Minister of Israel was killed on the steps of a city hall in Tel Aviv, taking three rounds to the chest and dying later in the hospital. Yitzhak Rabin had an extensive military career before his entry into politics. As a new recruit, he participated […]
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