Soldiers of God: Catholicism’s Special Operations Force

Soldiers of God: Catholicism’s Special Operations Force

This article was co-authored by Deacon David P., Society of Jesus, who will be ordained as a Jesuit priest in the summer of 2018.  Deacon David attended Fordham and Santa Clara University, where he received degrees in psychology, philosophy, and theology.  David also happens to be the first cousin of Frumentarius, which, per Catholic doctrine, secures Fru’s […]

SOFIC: Robots, rappelling, rifles, and Special Ops gadgetry

SOFIC: Robots, rappelling, rifles, and Special Ops gadgetry

The SOFIC Conference is over and the turnout, especially on Tuesday, was heavy. The conference is a fantastic display of weapons, equipment and nice to have gadgets for the Special Operations Forces on not just the United States but others as well. While it is billed as a gathering for US personnel, there was a […]

Citadel ROTC Cadet Presented Award By Last Living SC Member of 1st Special Service Force

Citadel ROTC Cadet Presented Award By Last Living SC Member of 1st Special Service Force

During an awards presentation for Citadel cadets, Cadet First Sergeant Neal Bultman, a senior political science major from Walker Michigan received the MG Robert T. Frederick Leadership Award. He attends the college on an ROTC scholarship. The Citadel sends about a third of its graduates every year to the armed services as commissioned officers after […]

“Will You Give Us Our Whisky Now?”

“Will You Give Us Our Whisky Now?”

On the bloodiest day of battle in American history, the Battle of Antietam, also known as the battle of Sharpsburg in September 1862 was the first major battle fought on Northern soil. The armies of Robert E. Lee and George McClellan faced off in a see-saw battle that saw a combined 22,000 casualties in one […]

What to do when your platoon sergeant commits war crimes, and other things they don’t teach you at the Infantry Officer Course. Part I: Bobby and me

What to do when your platoon sergeant commits war crimes, and other things they don’t teach you at the Infantry Officer Course. Part I: Bobby and me

“Wait…you were his platoon leader?” I’ve received this particular question probably about a hundred times over the last five years, and roughly 95% of the time, it’s followed by a particular look of recognition, doubt, and horror, all combined into one washing over the asker’s face. As I recall the details of the story, and […]

Watch: Marine veterans recreate WWII challenges with a live-fire range

Watch: Marine veterans recreate WWII challenges with a live-fire range

Serving in the military instills a real sense of pride in many veterans. It’s not just the things you accomplished or the good you did while in uniform, but the understanding that you helped carry a torch passed to you by the previous generation. Your uniform, your title, even many of the challenges you face can […]

Christmas: A holiday for warriors throughout history

Christmas: A holiday for warriors throughout history

Every year, we hear the same Christmas-based arguments around the water cooler and in the media. Christians tell us we’re celebrating the day Jesus Christ was born, while others tell us Christmas is a pagan holiday adopted by early Christians as a time to celebrate. The truth of the matter is, Christmas celebrations can be […]

The Nazino Affair: Russia’s Cannibal Island

The Nazino Affair: Russia’s Cannibal Island

Russia is a vast nation, with huge expanses of undeveloped land in parts of the country that are generally considered to be difficult or impossible to cultivate.  Soviet leaders were not unaware of the possible untapped potential this uninhabited land presented, so in 1933, Genrikh Yagoda, the head of the Russian secret police and Matvei […]

Thanksgiving has always been whatever America needed it to be

Thanksgiving has always been whatever America needed it to be

At this point, most of us know the story of Thanksgiving that we’re taught in grade school isn’t exactly accurate.  Pilgrims and Native Americans probably didn’t share a turkey across a picnic table and because European supplies were all but exhausted by the time the festival began (a festival in which few Pilgrims would likely […]