Sometimes Quitting Will Save Your Life
Know when to call it quits My last police department was by far my favorite job. It was full of fun, excitement and dangers, and full of risks with a…
The Will and the Skill to KILL
Post Traumatic Growth 160304 The Will to KILL. You are the weapon; everything else is just a tool. As a peacekeeper, your job is not to kill, it is to…
What Happened America, Why are We Raising a Nation of Man-Babies?
Green Berets We confuse philosophy with preaching, with agitation, with novel-writing, with lecture room jargon. A doctrine that does not attack and affect the life of the period is in…
What Kind of Men and Women are We Raising?
Deborah Morse wrote an article called Parents or Prisons. Her assertion that children raised in single parent households, rather than a dual parent household, are more susceptible to the effects…
Should a U.S. Marine Scout/Sniper Think Outside the Box and Do “Whatever It Takes”?
My experience with “thinking outside the box” was formulated during my time as a Marine Scout/Sniper with 1st Battalion 4th Marines “Whatever It Takes”, honed during my second deployment to…
Don’t Be That Guy
That one officer that you trusted I was raised in the police life by a few old schoolers, who taught me that police life isn’t for everybody. That this is…
Warrior or Survivalist
Warrior or Survivalist Let’s look for a moment at the warrior mindset and basic survival instinct. Is it enough for a modern day warrior to be concerned solely with individual…
Personal Story of a Spec Ops Candidate: Failing Pararescue Indoc and What to Do After
I included this story because I know there are a lot of people who made the attempt and tried out for a Special Operations career and failed. Those who try…
Inspirational LIFE Life and Family Memorial Opinion POLICE PSYCHE Weaponizing the Behavioral Sciences Wisdom
Better Cops
As I sit here with three pending reviews for Spotter Up, I can’t help but kick back the thoughts of recent events around the country, and the pain in my…
Phrases to Live By (That let you live your life like a boss)
As a mental health nurse, it’s part of my job to help coach people through some of the toughest times in their lives. People whose lives often aren’t really going…