Green Beret

Soldiers faced many challenges at a Special Forces Readiness Evaluation held by members of B Company, 1st Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group in Albemarle, N.C.

“The Special Forces Assessment and Selection process, and subsequent Special Forces qualification training are very challenging experiences — experiences that can be made more difficult with the additional pressure that often comes with focused media attention on particular individuals due to their race, color, gender, religion, national origin, and sexual orientation,” Lt. Col. Robert Bockholt, the command’s public affairs director, said in an email.
The female soldier’s failure to complete the Special Forces class follows reports earlier this month that the first woman to try out for the 75th Ranger Regiment has failed to complete the course. The 75th Ranger Regiment is an elite group of light-infantry soldiers specializing in day and night raids often on short-notice combat deployments around the world.

In looking into Brumit’s case and his disability benefits, the Army had conducted a “Line of Duty” probe to determine the circumstances of his injury. Their determination that he was reckless increased the likelihood he would face an other-than-honorable discharge and potentially lose benefits.

For now, those medical expenses are paid for. Brumit lives at his parents’ place in Georgia and has had seven surgeries to date. A denial of benefits could leave the family facing millions in lifetime medical costs, though some charity efforts have been launched.

Last July, just over a year ago, Green Beret Tim Brumit made the wrong call. Thinking he saw a drowning girl in stormy seas a short distance from his boat, he dove into the choppy surf, but misjudged the depth—and instantly broke his neck. The missing girl was later found safe on shore. Now paralyzed […]

So we have all probably had enough of the Colin Kaepernick sitting-during-the-anthem thing. It’s been talked about on this site as well as countless others for hours and days on end. The fact that he has been spotted wearing socks depicting cops as pigs didn’t really gain him any credibility. Honestly, if the guy wants […]

The jacket always was worn tucked in to reduce noise while he moved through the countryside. Pockets were moved up from the lower jacket or pants to the shoulders. The camouflage was created by using black spray paint on the clothing. In addition, an “A+” was painted on the fatigue jacket to indicate his blood type should he be wounded.

U.S. military officials on Wednesday identified the American serviceman killed in a roadside bomb attack as an Army Green Beret from Orange County. Staff Sgt. Matthew V. Thompson, 28, of Irvine, died Tuesday while advising Afghan forces on patrol in southern Afghanistan. Six Afghan soldiers and an American were also wounded when their vehicle struck the […]

Once a CCT gets his JTAC rating, he is usually deemed fit to grab a spot on the next flight out to bad guy land. That could happen right away, or it could take another year of honing his skills and helping teach the new guys before a slot opens up.

Two years after completing Basic Training a CCT has been through SERE, Airborne, HALO, Air Traffic Control School, Combat Dive (open and closed circuit), as well as a myriad of CQB, Small Unit Tactics, trauma courses, etc.

“I’ve worked with lots of great women at the CIA.  They bring super value to the table.  It’s going to happen in SF (Special Forces).  Get used to it,” retired Special Forces Sergeant Major Billy Waugh, a former CIA Paramilitary Officer, stated. Waugh, the author of “Hunting The Jackal,” spoke to a room full of […]

Pro tip, men: Leave the prostitutes back at the hotel room. Under no circumstances should you allow them to escort you to the airport. Yes, you may think you look cool and all swaggy with your arm-candy, but the secret is out at that point.

A California lawmaker is proposing a federal law that would protect U.S. service members who stick up for sexually abused children — an effort inspired by a Green Beret’s heroic defense of an Afghan boy. Sgt. Charles Martland was nearly booted from the Army for roughing up an Afghan police chief who had abused a […]