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Staying fit when you’re on your team, after you’ve made it through selection and training isn’t easy. You’re going to be easy. You’ll often be gone and when you’re gone there won’t always be a gym near you. You’re going to have to learn how to eat right if you’re going to try and salvage […]

Bravo Company USA recently released a new version of their popular BCM Gunfighter Stock dubbed the Mod – 0 – SOPMOD. Compared to the older BCM gunfighter stock it retains many similar qualities. It features a snag free design, solid lock up and QD mounts. Many of these design features have made the BCM immensely […]

A Russian wind is blowing over Europe creating a chill no one has felt since the rise of the Soviet Union. While the wind isn’t as strong, it is more biting. We, as Americans, must hope for the best for our president. He should be granted the benefit of the doubt while accountable for his actions […]

As if a trooper’s life isn’t hard enough when he or she comes home, they are now up against something new. Law firms in the U.K., desperate for work, have been going after soldiers for things that have happened on the battlefield. As lowdown and despicable as that seems, there have been cases where these so-called lawyers have lied […]

Two Green Beret associations are frustrated that only one veteran listed as missing from the Vietnam War has been publicly announced as accounted for since June 9. They expressed bitter disappointment that a new director hasn’t been appointed to the DoD’s Defense Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Accounting Agency (DPAA) since the sudden departure of […]

Turkish Airlines Flight 304 from Istanbul began its slow descent to Erbil, the main airport for the Kurdish Regional Government in northern Iraq. Looking down below, I could see the strange contrast of the region’s snowcapped hills and the evergreen valleys. It was not the only thing about the area that was incongruous: While it […]

Serving in the military is often compared to being in college. It’s a logical comparison: Most enlisted service members join the military at the same age their friends are heading off to school, and both experiences shape the lives people lead thereafter. Both directions instill lessons and values, and each houses a unique culture that […]

The new administration has many around the world concerned. Here, domestically, critics and supporters both might have a hard time defining POTUS Trump’s foreign policy goals outside of defeating ISIS. From a recent call with China and a pledge to adopt the “one China” policy after a call to Taiwan, to a bargaining with Russia, we’re […]

Hey Ruckers, Last weekend a small cohort of about three guys showed up. There were more but the early time and travel restriction kept some of you from making it out there. But, there’s much more to come, every week in fact. I’ve set up a meetup.com page for the group. Here: https://www.meetup.com/meetup-group-soChnNNb/events/237475348/ Please visit and […]

“The Sheriff of Babylon” is a graphic novel penned by former CIA officer Tom King and artist Mitch Gerads, who also worked on other military-themed comics including “The Activity” and “The Punisher.” At its heart, “The Sheriff of Babylon” is a detective story that takes place against the backdrop of post-invasion Iraq in 2004 as the […]

I recently had the opportunity to interview Courtney Lynch, co-author of “Spark: How to Lead Yourself and Others to Greater Success,” founding partner of Lead Star, and Marine veteran. In this video, she says said she became an accidental leader when she joined the Marines. Like her other two co-authors, Angie Morgan and Sean Lynch, […]

I’ve owned a 1911 for some time, and although I’ve had other pistols before it, I’ve found that there aren’t very many guns I’m more accurate with than my trusty old black and brown .45. To be honest, I’ve never put much stock into the Glock vs 1911 debate.  They’re both reliable, accurate, and easy […]