It’s no secret that a clearance is required for a large number of jobs working in or around the US Military. Information is often sensitive and, as the Manning and Snowden cases show when the system fails it can fail hard. The single most important aspect of maintaining a clearance is honesty. This means having […]
Mar 30 2018
Have You Become an Ineffective Leader?
Not everyone is capable of being a leader. Not every leader is able to be a great leader. But it is possible for any leader, even great ones, to become ineffective. As a leader, it is your responsibility to constantly review your actions and those of leaders who work for you for indications of ineffectiveness. […]
Mar 5 2018
School Safety Starts at the Front Door
Schools have gone out of their way to proclaim they are “safe spaces,” enacting a wide range of misguided and often useless programs to protect students from perceived threats. So why haven’t these same schools taken the steps necessary to protect students from real threats, threats that hurt more than their feelings? When a school […]
Mar 2 2018
Punishments of the Forces: Special Warfare
These punishments are by a little less out of the box and extremely trying. They are designed to weed out the weak. Fewer eyes watching means NCOs can get away with a little more than usual. Everything about special forces units is special, even the punishments. If you’ve ever watched videos online, documentaries or even […]
Feb 27 2018
Last Minute Physical Readiness Test Preparation
Laziness is a particular burden that can affect anyone, even military members. However, for sailors in the United States Navy, becoming lazy carries the negative side-effect of procrastinating on their Physical Readiness Test (PRT) preparations. While it’s true that many sailors hate the PRT, and that it isn’t particularly hard to pass or prepare for […]
Feb 21 2018
Which Leadership Style Is Best? Maybe All of Them.
Every leadership expert and every leadership course has a theory on what works best. But after reviewing multiple programs, it soon becomes apparent for many this is nothing more than a hook designed to set their course apart. When it comes down to it there is no “one size fits all “ leadership style and […]
Feb 19 2018
How Will the Navy Stop Future Accidents?
The Navy recently announced several officers, including both Commanding Officers, will face criminal charges in connection with last year’s collisions involving the U.S.S. John McCain and the U.S.S. Fitzgerald. Both warships were involved in separate collisions with civilian ships which resulted in a combined 17 dead. Additionally, numerous senior officials have been forced into retirement. […]
Jan 3 2018
The Appreciation of New Sights and Life
One of the coolest aspects of being in the military is viewing unique sights. Regardless of what branch of the military a person joins they’ll be able to witness events that regular civilians will seldom see. While it’s true that eventually, these events become a regular part of life as their careers progress, there will […]
Nov 7 2017
Nasty Girl Fitness App
In the day and age of technology, we see apps for literally everything that you can imagine. Now the National Guard has launched an app to help soldiers track their fitness as it pertains to their APFT. Is this really what we have come to? Meet the demographic I guess. They have released the app […]
Oct 13 2017
Punishments of the Forces: Basic Training
Long since the days of BCT or Basic Combat Training Drill Instructors and Drill Sergeants alike have been coming up with unique and outlandish punishments. Ask any vet and I can assure you that you will get some crazy story about what was commonly referred to as “stupid prizes”. Counting Rocks I see the cogs […]
