Where are the Men of Valor?
I just finished a conversation with my brother about raising his young son to be a man of valor. It begins when they’re young and impressionable. We continue to stoke…
Embrace the Chaos
“Clamber upon the highest ramparts of this earth and recall the things you’ve heard and seen: the view of mist over a forest lake, the sound upon sea harbors when…
“Hero” Worship
This has taken a few attempts to write, but it needs to be said. It seems that there isn’t a month that goes by where I can’t open social media…
Warrior’s Way with “Mad Max” Mullen
Max Mullen was one of the most dynamic Army Ranger Instructors to serve during the mid-80s and early 90s. Max served as an Army Ranger Instructor, and in all three…
Weekend Adventure: Diamond Hill, Connemara National Park Noble & Blue
Intro Alright guys, its time for our long overdue first Weekend Adventure of the year!I got the most wonderful gift from my wife on my birthday. She and her family…
First Gender Integrated Infantry Class Graduates with More Questions than Answers
Recently I read a story in Army Times about the graduation of the first coed class of “Infantrymen”. Absolute kudos to the 18 young women awarded a blue cord but…
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I Don’t Kneel Apparel Company Was Created by a Navy SEAL and then Copied
Anything good is usually copied by others and sometimes copied in a shabby way. Enter the I Don’t Kneel apparel brand created in response to football players in the National…
For War and For Love
“We men are wretched things.”― Homer, The Iliad Combatives draws us in for the fighting but truly the real reasons behind Combatives are about character. There are many false idols…
Tribe
I didn’t really want to read this book. A friend of mine does counseling with veterans, among a host of other things, and wanted to know my thoughts on the…
Applicability of Load Bearing Gear for the Armed Citizen
When I originally wrote on this topic a few years ago, I took a lot of flak over it by people who didn’t seem to disagree with my thoughts or…