Looking for a new way of securing your firearms for covert carry? Well, the answer may be as close as 5.11 Tactical. The long-time maker of everything from boots to belts also offers a compression undershirt with two built-in holsters. Looks cool but how does it perform? When I first saw the 5.11 Tactical Holster […]
Jun 17 2018
What’s the Difference? SFAB vs SF
When I was learning about the Army and its division of special tasks, the duties of working to train, guide, and equip local population security forces seemed to belong entirely to the Green Berets. However, two very different insurgencies in Iraq and Afghanistan made us realize that fighting every battle ourselves is costly at best […]
Jun 17 2018
There Was Only One Catch – and That Was Catch-22
War never changes, an often-quoted fact that’s outstandingly proved by Joseph Heller’s Catch-22. I’m going to start this bluntly by saying if you’ve never sat down and read this book as a servicemember, you’re wrong. This book is the Office Space for uniformed service members; while there are plenty of books that capture the bravery, […]
Jun 15 2018
Micro PFD puts safety in your pocket
Every year, first responders and citizens are needlessly lost due to flash floods or while attempting to evacuate flooded areas. Most could have been saved if they had a personal flotation device available. But even those who had access to PFDs had become separated from them, usually, because they were stored in a trunk, back […]
Jun 14 2018
Depression and Mental Illness in the Military
Sailors living dangerous lives is a fact of military life. Most civilians are at least moderately aware of the dangers that a sailor faces while deployed out at sea. It’s easy to think that the threats faced by these servicemen only come from adversarial countries or even the possible risks of living aboard a military […]
Jun 13 2018
GI Bill Users: You’re a Student First
I have some interesting run-ins with veterans on campus. Most are harmless, those that still wear a backpack decorated with combat and morale patches or those that start every sentence with “when I was in Afghanistan/Iraq”. But every once in thankfully blue-moon, I come across a vet that has no respect for the professors, dismissing […]
Jun 9 2018
REVIEW: Tru-Spec 24-7 XPEDITION Pants
Bottom Line Up Front Nothing witty to say here. They’re great and I’ll probably wind up buying at least one more pair. Overview: Tru-Spec Xpedition Tactical Pants Uniformed military is generally spoiled when it comes to picking what to wear: we almost never had to go beyond jeans, slacks, or shorts when out of uniform. […]
Jun 8 2018
U.S. Supreme Court Redefines Automobile Searches
May has been good to criminals who drive, at least as far as the U.S. Supreme Court is concerned. Two recent cases, each decided in favor of the defendant, have redefined how police will conduct automobile searches. For decades, police have relied on a series of U.S. Supreme Court rulings to forego obtaining a search […]
Jun 7 2018
Survival Tips for Emergencies
Surviving a day in a ship is tantamount to miraculous. Every single day is full of new and unforeseeable occurrences that can potentially kill a sailor. As such, sailors train on different survival tactics and safety measures on a weekly basis. However, the survival tips that we are trained don’t simply ship specific and can […]
Jun 6 2018
Getting the Most out of Your Time OCONUS During Peace
The Armed Forces are an unparalleled class equalizer; a structure that fulfills national objectives while also offering new opportunities for those that answer the call to serve. One of the most powerful ways in which the military does this is through broadening your horizons, figuratively in most cases but sometimes literally. The US operates on […]
