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 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…
Survival Fitness: Choose to Do Difficult Things
Thinking is easy, acting is difficult, and to put one’s thoughts into action is the most difficult thing in the world. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe I remember sitting around bored…
Modern Wargaming and the Roots of Krieggspiel
There’s a tendency in the modern world to typify wargaming (strategy games) as something reserved solely for overweight, geeky teens with lots of dice and a lack of social skills.…
Are You A Leader?
Do you want to be “liked” or “respected” as a leader? Are you willing to stick your neck out for the people you lead to protect them? Can you lead?…
Awareness Camping MASTERY Mission Critical Planning Prepping & Survival PSYCHE Weaponizing the Behavioral Sciences
Surviving a Gilligan’s Island Run
Remember the old military adage? Proper Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance? The Trip If your girlfriend runs ultras, and you run ultras, and she says to you “let’s go for…
No Training, No Men, No Equipment So We Might As Well Quit
“To win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill” Sun Tzu Ask yourself…
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…
The Ten Fatal Errors That Have Killed Experienced Lawmen
The Ten Fatal Errors That Have Killed Experienced Lawmen Here are ten points to put in your brain box. Although they relate to the law enforcement world, a few are…