Forming a State Guard, by Lawrence Sellin
One Solution Against Tyranny Is Creating State Guards to Defend the Constitution and Fight Back Against the Deep State
Military
The Looming NCO Crisis, Part 3: Military Culture
The Looming NCO Crisis, Part 3: Military Culture Part 1 of this series framed the problem of the looming NCO crisis. Part 2 examined why the recruiting base is so low and ended on the cautionary note that even if the military solved the recruiting crisis, if the culture does not support excellence and …
Asymmetrical Warfare, Un-Restricted Warfare, Stealth War
China is is at war with the United States; there are just no bullets flying…yet
South Korea Needs To Work On A Nuclear Deterrence…
As our allies in the Pacific lose faith in America, they need to prepare to defend themselves. A credible nuclear force is part of that.
The Looming NCO Crisis, Part 2: Why is the Recruit Base so Low?
The Looming NCO Crisis Part 2: Why is the Recruit Base so Low? Part 1 of this series discussed the low recruiting base for the Army and how that will translate into an NCO crisis. The Chief of Staff of the Army reports that only 23% of Americans in the target age range are …
Poking the Bear, by Ray DiLorenzo
Europe Today For the last several years, the United States, along with NATO, has been poking the Russian bear, apparently pushing for war with Russia. Why? When Trump was president it was Russia, Russia, Russia. When Democrats found that Trump was actually getting along with Putin, they became further enraged, even though Trump …
Department of Defense and Abortion
Department of Defense (DOD) said Wednesday that it will allow its networks to access abortion-related websites, permitting military and civilian personnel to access those sites on the agency’s computers.
Open Letter To LTG Steven Gilland, 61st Superintendent Of The United States Military Academy, by John Hughes
LTG Gilland, Congratulations on becoming the 61st Superintendent of USMA. Your introductory letter mentions how you are “committed to ensuring that USMA remains the preeminent leader development institution in the world.” You have an impressive resume. Many of us in the Long Gray Line would like to give you the benefit of the doubt that …
The Looming NCO Crisis, Part 1: Introduction
The Looming NCO Crisis: Introduction This blog is about a looming crisis that could happen in the US military’s Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO) corps. But the same factors that affect the military can and probably will affect almost any organization. Today, there is a great deal of concern over recruiting. I am concerned about what happens …
Fifth Generation War: You Can’t Fight It If You Don’t Know What It Is
In 5th generation warfare everything—from your emotions to billionaires buying social media platforms—can and will be weaponized against you.
Secretary of Defense Austin Reinforces His Qualifications to Resign
And His Woke Sidekick, too Part 1
To Get To You, They’d Have To Get Past Us.
Leftists continuously attack 17-21 year-old males for displaying the very attributes needed to win our nation’s wars. Then we wonder why we can’t seem to recruit enough of them to fill the ranks.
USMA Class of 1972: My Looking Back and Ahead 50 years. (Part 3 of 3)
My personal perspective on West Point, obviously, is mine alone. It’s aged over 50 years since graduation and informed by 65 years of reading history as well as over 2 decades working as an Army “Futurist.” I believe West Point should focus on creating the cadre of the “military priesthood” of the U.S. Army. I know such a shift would get mixed results, but 50 years from now Americans would know the Long Gray Line is about winning America’s wars above all else.
Why I Stepped Off the Side of the Earth in 1968 (Part 2)
A month ago seven old men who spent 4 years together as company mates at West Point compared memories on why each went there, stayed, and what the place meant – personally. Each testimony was different. Here’s what I wrote 4 years ago and stands the same now. It’s purely a personal epistle.
I Stepped Off the Side of the Earth in 1968
50 years after graduation from West Point is a time for remembering. My memories of a Hellish summer aren’t a criticism of anything or anyone – lest sensitivities be triggered in comparison. It’s just one story of the past to tell and consider thoughtfully.
USMA Class of 1972: 50 Years Ago and Now. Why It Matters Is Why I Care (Part 2 of 3)
How my West Point Class of 1972 mattered to the Army is why I care about West Point today. That begs the question, “Why does West Point matter?” What matters today – for the Class of 2022?
Confronting the LGBTQI+ Activists and Their Immoral Agenda
Immorally grounded, mentally disturbed, and physically unfit
Sodom and gAmerica
Billy Graham once famously quipped, “If God doesn’t punish America, he’ll have to apologize to Sodom and Gomorrah”. It was way back in the early 70’s when he said that. We’ve come a long way since then, a long way downward.
Max Boot, the Neoconservatives, and Endless War
Max (Maxim?) Aleksandrovich Boot was born on September 12, 1969 in Moscow, the son of two Russian Jews. They were lucky: they were able to emigrate to the United States in 1976, bringing young Max with them. Mr Boot, whose parents fled a strongly antisemitic regime in the USSR under Leonid Brezhnev, once said, “I …
USMA Class of 1972, Proud and True, 50 Years After (Part 1 of 3)
The West Point Class of 1972 entered at the height of the Vietnam War. We went, expecting to fight in Vietnam, when our generation and America was split in two. The War ended when the author was in winter Ranger School.