Ron White is a memory expert and veteran of the US Navy who was deployed to Afghanistan in 2007. Upon returning from Afghanistan, he set the record for the fastest to memorize a deck of shuffled cards in the USA and won back-to-back USA Memory Championships in 2009 and 2010. America’s Memory podcast: Stories of […]
May 23 2018
General Opinions of Reenlistment
I’ve spoken a lot recently about reenlistment due to the events of the dinosaur puppet reenlistment in the National Air Guard. But, honestly, while I’m perfectly fine with the events that transpired during that day, it doesn’t mean I’d engage in the same behavior. Personally, throughout my career, I’ve only heard of strange and unusual […]
May 21 2018
Improving Media Relations
I do not need to tell you that nationwide the police are in the spotlight. Everything we do or say is examined by the public and the media. Unfortunately, the media, in general, has not been on our side even going as far as pre-judging LEOs and even adding to the anti-LE hype. Needless to […]
May 20 2018
Reenlistment Gone Awry
By this time, you’ll have read this, you will have probably heard of the three servicemen in the Tennessee Air National Guard whose involvement in a reenlistment ceremony cost them their careers. The reenlistment in question consisted of an Air National Guard’s Oath of Reenlistment recited with a dinosaur puppet. But, were the consequences of […]
May 19 2018
Type III – Even the Navy is Getting Woodland Camo
As the Armed Forces take a well-deserved break from nearly twenty years of desert operations, many services are taking the opportunity to adjust their uniform standards. The Army was the first to drop their ACU pattern for OCP, with RUMINT leading us to believe that the Air Force may adopt the pattern as well in […]
May 18 2018
What’s Wrong with Tradition?
Crossing the equator on a US Navy ship during the 1980s was not the horror story that the chiefs talked about from during the 60s and 70s, but it was difficult enough for young sailors away from their homes and families for the first time. I imagine that the young sailors of the 60s and […]
May 17 2018
Reenlistment Ceremony
Reenlistment is one of the most long-time honored traditions in the military. Dating back to the Revolutionary War, it’s still held in high regards to our military history. But, just what is the history of military reenlistment? How did it start, and when exactly did it come about? Were people always able to reenlist or […]
May 16 2018
ABU to OCP? What You Need to Know about the Air Force Uniform Change
Don’t panic. Over the last year, rumors have flown about the Air Force’s potential switch to the Operational Camouflage Pattern (OCP), otherwise commonly referred to as the Multicam uniform that the Army has been wearing for more than a few years now. Finally, the Air Force announced that they would be switching to OCP uniforms […]
May 15 2018
Using Social Media for Good
Despite what your Chief may believe social media is not automatically evil. Yes, the wrong quote or poorly edited video goes viral and his life is instantly turned upside down. But, what happens when your department controls what the public sees and hears? Could you turn social media into a tool for good? Yes, you […]
May 12 2018
The Fat Leonard Scandal Ensnares US Ally
Just when you think you have heard the end of one scandal and are waiting for the next, new information and a new target jumps up and reminds you of the scope of what is the U.S. Navy’s largest scandal since the Cold War. Fat Leonard isn’t over; it is still there waiting. So far, […]
