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Low “T” vs. PTSD
When I was soldiering in the 75th Ranger Regiment, they said there were only two kinds of Rangers – smart…
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The Spotter Up Team Top 5 Books on Their Reading List Now, List #1
People often ask me for book recommendations, so I asked the Spotter Up team to give me a list of…
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Day Hiking in the Great Outdoors
By Dale W. Swanson I was a Boy Scout growing up and one of the many facets of Scouting I…
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Degenerate Cigars – Perfection Takes Time
I met Nick in a shady alley. Even though I’ve seen him once before and it was dark, I was…
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What is Spotter Up?
What is Spotter Up? Spotter Up Tactical Solutions (Spotter Up for short) provides credible and applicable information in support of…
3rd ID Soldier’s Nightmares and the Jarhead’s Solution
Diatribes of a Knucklehead 160115 During 2006 I was assigned as the Marine 1st Sgt for the Inspector Instructor (I-I)…
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Train for the (Gun) Fight of your Life
Our society is enamored with success. We love winning. Each of us measures success differently based on our vocation, hobby,…
The Changing Nature of the Modern NCO
We hear it a lot these days, especially from a generation of warfighters who weren’t just preparing for war, but…
An Interview and Book Review with Elliot Ackerman, author of Green on Blue
I met Elliot Ackerman through a friend who served under Elliot while they fought at the Battle of Fallujah in…
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The Few, The Weird, the Uniquely Wired
It took me a long time to decide to write this. Partly because I had to put some personal things…