Continuing to Serve, Mentoring Makes Men
Every one of us will eventually, through age, injury, or life choices, cease being the focused, hard-charging warrior of our 20s and 30s. We will take off the uniform and…
PTSD the New Badge of Honor?
PTSD the New Badge of Honor?Diatribes of a Knucklehead 160107“This weekend we lost another Marine to PTSD.” This was the headline of a FaceBook Page post from this last weekend.…
Impact Resistant Armor from the Conch Shell
Just recently a team of researchers from MIT have developed a 3D printing technology that allowed them to duplicate the structure of a conch shell. Despite being highly mineralized natural…
Triple Aught Design – Recon RS Pant
I finally feel that I have had enough time with these pants to write a proper review on the! The pants at hand are the Triple Aught Design Recon RS…
We Must Honor the Dead by Celebrating Life
MENTOR. I don’t know why I wrote this. I was just driving down the road 15 minutes ago and thought about him. I’ve never understood death very well. I didn’t…
30 Best War Movies on Netflix for Memorial Day
There are so many powerful war movies on Netflix. All of the movies here are available to stream. Memorial Day is Monday May 29th, 2017 and is a federal holiday…
New Lionheart LH9 Magazines: Made In-House Now
Lionheart Industries came out of the woodwork a few years ago with their LH9 series of pistols. These pistols were imported from South Korea and were made specifically for the…
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Mantis X Firearms Training System: High-Tech / Low-Cost Training Tool
I previously highlighted the Mantis-X firearms training tool in an article I wrote immediately following Spotter Up’s trip to SHOT show 2017 in Vegas this year. You can see my…
Tea Time Political Commentary
With all the hoopla going on about Russia’s “influence” in the recent election, one has to wonder, what is it that makes Russia so particularly threatening? It’s no secret that…
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Carry Discreetly: Importance Of Hiding Your Peacemaker
Those of us who commit to carry a firearm, despite the life changing results of having to use one, need to be aware of what kind of presence we are…