What’s In A Name; The SECDEF’s Reinstatement Of The Warrior Ethos
Millions of dollars on social engineering in the services was a waste of money; but changing the name of Ft. Liberty to Ft. Bragg is common sense.
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U.S. Service Academies: Reform or Performance Politics?
Changing the whole institution requires systemic transformation. First, change behavior. Over time, hearts and minds can be changed. Can. Consider the U.S. Service Academies.
A “Cure” For Manpower Shortages?
All the armed forces have manpower issues. Adding people with their own issues is not the solution.
STARBASE Shutdown: The $60M Budget Cut That Ruffled Feathers (Part Two)
The truth is, if STARBASE had any real educational value beyond its DoD connections, private industry or the Department of Education could have funded it.
Ray DiLorenzo: My Comments on the DC Crash
As a career pilot for over 50 years, I looked at the reports of the collision between an Army helo and a passenger jet on Wednesday night and guessed that it was a check ride. That is, a flight examination. It was later reported that it was indeed a check ride.
An Open Letter to Three Soldiers
To the three servicemen who died in a midair collision on Wednesday in Washington DC. I’m sorry.
Potomac Crash, a Soldier’s View
In the 24-hour news cycle, everyone wants to play the blame game. It is not just the corrupt media that plays this game. Government agencies, media, and even senior “leaders” in the military are all active participants.
The War Eagle: A Symbol of Strength, Strategy, and Identity
Symbols are powerful tools that communicate values, intentions, and identities, often without a single word being spoken.
Restoring Honor: Correcting the Injustice Against Service Members Booted Over COVID Vaccine Mandates
In a long-overdue act of justice, the decision to reinstate military members discharged for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine—with full back pay—is a step toward restoring honor to those who stood firm in their convictions.
Discrimination, Entitlement, Inequality is Foundering
DEI is currently being thrown overboard in corporate boardrooms, federal agencies, and academia. For the military I would submit it’s a feel good program that forces conformity and seriously degrades unit cohesiveness and war fighting skills.
Open Letter to the President of these United States
While we applaud President Trump’s decision to engage the U.S Military in border security operations, we need to make sure we use the right units to do this. Even as a Paratrooper, I realize that the 82nd Airborne Division is not always the correct solution.
Military Disaster-Ukraine Style: But Somebody’s Making Good Money
The Ukrainian Army looks much like the German Army in the closing months of World War II. And yet, the military-congressional-industrial complex is making good money.
World War III Watch: Biden Sends More Aid, and Zelenskyy Wants Us to Send Ground Troops
We have said it before: it doesn’t matter how much money and military aid we send to Ukraine, they cannot defeat Russia absent the US and NATO sending actual ground troops to fight Russia, and fighter aircraft and pilots to gain air superiority. Now Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wants just that: U.S. announces more Ukraine …
Olympic Gold in Shooting? Sorry, Your Eyesight Isn’t Navy Material
You can outshoot practically anyone on the planet, but if you squint a little while reading an eye chart, the Navy’s medical team suddenly thinks you’re a liability.
The IOCT: West Point’s Legal Form of Torture
Ah, the Indoor Obstacle Course Test (IOCT). A rite of passage so infamous that it’s etched in the nightmares of West Point graduates everywhere.
While Biden’s DOJ Hunts for Trump, Terrorists Hunt for Americans
As New Orleans reels from the devastating terrorist attack that claimed innocent lives, one thing is abundantly clear: terrorists have been hard at work while the FBI has been on a Trump-finding expedition.
Silent Night, Shattered Faith: Betrayal in Iraq on Christmas 2010
Christmas 2010 at Camp Victory in Baghdad wasn’t a celebration of peace or goodwill—it was a bitter reminder of betrayal.
U.S. Army 80 Years Ago and 80 More to Come
The 2024 Army-Navy game didn’t go well for the Army Team. So it goes year to year. However, 80 years ago, 16 Dec 1944, was an unforgettable red-letter event – the Battle of the Bulge began.
The Case of the Missing Trillions: How the DoD Lost More Money Than You’ll Ever See in Ten Lifetimes
Imagine running a business where you “misplace” trillions of dollars, shrug your shoulders, and tell your investors, “Oops! But hey, keep the money coming!” That’s essentially the Department of Defense’s approach to accounting.
Gridiron Bucket Buster
Septuagenarian Peter Costarelli has made the journey to the home field of the Army Black Knights football team at West Point twice over the past half century but has yet to attend the granddaddy of college football – Army vs. Navy.
That will end Saturday.