GySgt Greg Terry – Stand Your Ground – Leadership
During the 1990s our SNCOICs (Staff Noncommissioned Officer In Charge) of Special Missions were always the senior CQB (Close Quarters Battle) Instructors. Most of my SNCOICs just left us (R&S)…
Doc Karl Matous – Train to Heal, Train to Kill
Diatribes of a Knucklehead STA Platoon 3/3 had exception Corpsmen throughout the 1980s and 1990s. They were all amazing medical technicians and physical studs. One of our Docs was a…
Navy SEALs – a Marine’s Perspective; Diatribes of a Knucklehead 160926
Navy SEALs – a Marine’s Perspective Diatribes of a Knucklehead 160926 Throughout the US military it is well known that Navy SEALs are arrogant, narcissistic assholes. At least that is…
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
“Cry Havoc, and let slip the dogs of war” William Shakespeare Since the beginning of time, humans have been unremitting in every imaginable pursuit. We fought back against wild beasts…
Secret Grief
“Quiet night for me at the moment and it’s because I’m away from the walls and the darkness, yet I know that outside this protection, nightly come the madmen who’d…
Fire that Piece of S____ (POS)
Coyote Brown’s Little Book of Unorthodox Leadership Fire that Piece of S____ (POS) During my 30 years in the Marines Corps, I was helped along the way by many NCOs…
The important role of fathers across the lifespan of their sons.
Thirty years ago, fathers were described as ‘forgotten contributors to child development’ (Lamb, 1975) Not a huge amount has changed up until a few years ago with some governmental organizations…
The Dark Night of the Soul Part 3: De profundis clamavi ad te domine.
I can’t walk any further; it feels like I have been walking for weeks now. My eyes are strained trying to find that crack of dawn light dividing the horizon.…
Hostage Survival — Maximize Your Chances of Coming Back Alive
We live in an age of increasing terrorism and criminal activity. Hostage taking and kidnapping have dramatically increased as a preferred tactic. Hostage US, a 501c3 non-profit organization that provides…