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Have we Pedestalized the PTSD diagnosis?

May 16, 2018

Mission Health, Opinion, PSYCHE, Weaponizing the Behavorial Sciences

When it comes to Veterans and mental health, I’m usually the first, and loudest, to argue that it’s rarely PTSD. Methodologically rigorous studies consistently document PTSD rates under 10%. That’s still ... Read More...

Say Hick’s Law One More Time:

Guest Writer

May 3, 2018

Combatives, Opinion, PSYCHE, Weaponizing the Behavorial Sciences

Say Hick’s Law One More Time: The shooting community is riddled with emotionally charged terms and catch phrases like; tactical, dynamic, operator, tier 1, and the like. But the shooting community is not the... Read More...

DOK: PTSD the New Badge of Honor

David Devaney

May 1, 2018

DOK, Mission Health, Opinion, Weaponizing the Behavorial Sciences

PTSD the New Badge of Honor (DOK) Diatribes of a Knucklehead 180501 This weekend we lost another Marine to PTSD. This was the headline of a Facebook Page post from this last weekend. This is a FB page I... Read More...

Active Shooting: An Evolving Threat Requiring an Updated Solution

Guest Writer

April 24, 2018

Concealment, Escape and Evasion, Home Security, Mission Security, Opinion, Planning, Prepping & Survival, PSYCHE, Tactics, Weaponizing the Behavorial Sciences

Active Shooting: An Evolving Threat Requiring an Updated Solution By: Ben RBC I. Summary With an increase in active shooter incidents comes the inevitable evolution in the shootings themselves. Unfortunately... Read More...

The Terminal List Book Review

Jason Silva

April 21, 2018

Books, Mission Critical, MISSION GEAR, Product Reviews, PSYCHE, The Team Room

Introduction Throughout my time in the Marines and law enforcement, I have found that some of the most successful people have a few things in common. They take their job or responsibility seriously, they hav... Read More...

Learn to Put Yourself Out There

Michael Kurcina

April 15, 2018

Gunfighter Writer Wildman Monk, Leadership, LIFE, Opinion, Vox, Weaponizing the Behavorial Sciences

I do stuff that I hate until it becomes something I like. I'm a genuine introvert that forces himself to be an extrovert. I work hard to build relationships and do things that I hate. I hate fear and I go he... Read More...

You Cannot Fight an Ocean With Iron

Michael Kurcina

April 15, 2018

Gunfighter Writer Wildman Monk, Inspirational, LIFE, Opinion, PSYCHE, Vox, Weaponizing the Behavorial Sciences, Wisdom

The Roman Empire is gone just like many others before it. It's been a minute since I had the luxury of time to read The A very good book. Had I the time I'd read Will and Ariel Durant's the Story of Wester... Read More...

I’ll Keep My Violence

Michael Kurcina

April 14, 2018

Opinion, PSYCHE, Vox

I'll keep my violence even if you abandon yours because I've seen the evil that even "good" men do. We're raised on myth that if one man lives in peace that all men will follow suit but I've seen examples of th... Read More...

Principles of Personal Defense by Jeff Cooper

Will Rodriguez

April 10, 2018

Books, Mission Critical, MISSION GEAR, Product Reviews, PSYCHE, Shooting Tips & How To

LTC Jeff Cooper is considered the founder and patron saint of the modern combat pistol school. Those who are serious students of the martial art that is modern defensive pistol (I call “gunjitsu”), are quite f... Read More...

Tyger Tyger Burning Bright

Michael Kurcina

April 8, 2018

Books, Movies & Television

Tyger Tyger, burning bright, In the forests of the night; What immortal hand or eye, Could frame thy fearful symmetry? In what distant deeps or skies. Burnt the fire of thine eyes? On what wings d... Read More...