I Didn’t Survive War to Watch America Get Looted
America isn’t a dream anymore; it’s a rigged casino where grocery lists read like defense contracts, your rent notice is a hostage note, and the house will keep winning until we break the machine.
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Passing Special Forces Selection Requires Proper Foot Care and Boots
Your feet are your lifeline in Selection, so get two pairs of issued boots that fit snug in the heel with toe wiggle room, break them in until they feel like an extension of your leg, use a two sock system turned inside out with light powder, dry and rotate nightly, and build miles gradually while fixing hot spots the moment they flare.
Performance On Demand: A Federal Air Marshal’s Manifesto for Peak Readiness
Performance on Demand is flipping from calm to combat ready in a heartbeat, integrated readiness that lets a Federal Air Marshal, a SEAL, or a CEO find a still point in chaos and act with precision when it counts.
The Top 10 Countries Abroad to Live as a U.S. Military Veteran
On a 100 percent VA disability check, I learned that living overseas turns $3,800 into freedom, community, and purpose in a way the States makes you pay extra for.
Be Ready for Hegseth’s Beard Ban: How To Shave in the Field Properly
Shaving is not cosmetic; it is daily doctrine that preserves your skin and your gas mask seal, and a single blade used with angle discipline, light pressure, and proper prep outperforms multi blade gimmicks that tear faces and fuel painful skin conditions.
The Jukebox: A Wurlitzer of War Stories Lives in a Fayetteville Dive Bar
In McGarvey’s, the jukebox glowed like a field altar, each slot a dog tag on a guitar string, and Marcus realized the living keep the dead in tune.
Col. (Ret) Nate Slate: Iraqi Love Poem or Ode to my ‘Layla’
Thousands of miles from home like sand in the wind, I moved through Iraq’s villages learning the hearts of its people as Majnun once wandered, yet the constant guiding me through rain and dust was my Leila, the radiant beacon calling me home.
How a T-Shirt Got Me Through Navy SEAL Training Hell Week (Pt. 2)
When the grind tells you to stay home, create paradise from the pain by vividly seeing the badass evening you’ll earn, and your brain will start craving the work.
A T-shirt Got Me Through Navy SEAL Training Hell Week (Pt. 1)
Visualizing what life will look and feel like after you do something is a powerful experience. I wanted that T-shirt.
Violence of Action. Take Your Shot the Navy SEAL Way
It amazed me how often I saw SEAL sniper students make the stalk successfully, set up position for firing with time to spare, but never take the shot.
Physical Training in a Tier 1 Unit
Discover how functional fitness, encompassing regimes like CrossFit, Gym Jones, Military Athlete, and Mountain Athlete, have revolutionized physical training in elite military units, emphasizing endurance, strength, and specific objectives.
Help Wanted: Tier One Writer Unafraid to Share the Truth
We hire writers who drop the truth like a breaching charge , then stand in the smoke and own it.
