Tag: military

When a lot of veterans exit the military, they bring a lot to the table. They may have useful skills, that the military trained them in the highest levels of proficiency and that are directly transferable to the civilian sector — even if they were infantry, that brings along a plethora of abstract qualities like […]

There are generally two schools of thought when it comes to drill and ceremony (D&C): It’s a form of discipline that military members need — discipline in every facet of life translates to discipline in combat; D&C also bolsters espirit de corps. It’s a useless waste of time that takes away from learning actual, useful […]

If you do Cross Training and you are looking for an excuse to see Acropolis up close and swim in the Aegean, I have one for you. Look no further than the Military Games this May in Athens. What it is, is a sporting event exclusively for Armed and Security Forces, former and serving, with […]

The military is made up of all sorts of people. The good, the bad, and the ugly all find their ways into uniforms, and although much of the training service members undergo is intended to improve upon our abilities to lead, some aspects of good leadership are innate and unlearnable. Some men and women just […]

I recently found myself traversing the American countryside once again, cruising 1,140 miles from Tampa, Florida to Gary, Indiana right up to Lake Michigan (pictured above). Travelling in this country has never ceased to amaze me — the seamless movement from state to state, the richness and variety of cultures in the peculiar corners of […]

China actively wants to change the status quo in the Pacific and poses a more immediate threat to Japan. Russia has also been building up its Pacific fleet to be a formidable force in the region. Most of Japan’s response has been geared towards Japan’s acquisition of more military equipment and systems. China and Russia […]

I’ve shot a lot of rounds in my life.  I was a pretty heavy volume shooter in my teens, chewing through case after case of .223, 7.63×39 and 12ga as well as various handgun calibers.  After I joined the military my volume went up drastically easily pushing tens of thousands of rounds downrange annually.  I was well […]

In light of the recent attacks by Turkish forces on sovereign Kurdish land in the territories of Afrin and Manbij, the commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) has released a public statement: We in the Syrian Democratic Forces are a peaceful movement focused on defeating Daesh and bringing stability to Syria consistent with UN […]

The president of Turkey has made the bold statement that the country of Turkey was prepared to launch a major military operation on the Syrian cities of Afrin and Manbij within a week. This threat was made under the pretense that the Kurdish forces, SDF (Syrian Democratic forces), had until that time to withdraw all […]

As a product review writer, I find excitement in the big, fancy products just like everyone else.  Equally, I find the little components that incrementally improve the machine to be fascinating.  I don’t believe the next generation of service rifles or sidearms will be a revolutionary leap forward, I believe they’ll be sum of all the improvements […]

Spectre Miniatures is company that is based out of the U.K.; they produce a table top war game that uses 28mm miniature models to simulate modern combat scenarios. The game is designed to be played by multiple players running through reality based missions where an opposition force and assault force compete over objectives. The other […]

Any military veteran from the millennial generation has heard the eye-rolling talk of airsoft or “Call of Duty” and equating to military service; either heard in the form of a question from ignorance or statement of fact on social media. Not going to lie, as a very young and naive man I had done it […]