Enemy at the Gate: Proudly Redneck
Nigger. Kike. Wop. Mick. Chink. Gook. Dago. Spic. Bet those words made you cringe a little, didn’t they?…
Training and Tactics: Episode of Enlightenment
For me, it happened about 20 years ago. Older readers of this column will remember a similar experience,…
Against All Odds: A.R.S. Dog Tag Survival Knife
Escape and Evasion (E&E) is probably one of the oldest survival skills known to man. In fact, it…
Enemy at the Gate: Civility or Servility?
Every so often, politicians and pundits go on a “civility” binge. I don’t mean that they become more…
Briefing Room: Caution, Political Correctness Causes Death
In the days following the murders at Fort Hood, I heard on the news that an unnamed person…
Street Smarts: Quantifying Experience
Fire up the poison pens and prepare the nasty Internet postings because, dear reader, we’re going to wade…
Training and Tactics: Don’t Be A Zero When You Zero
Zero can mean nothing. Or it can mean everything, relative to the point-of-impact precision desired by a shootist.…
Against All Odds: USMC Survival Kit
During a tactical training class I attended several years ago, the question of survival/E&E (escape & evasion) kits came up. After a quick round-table discussion, it became clear that the students’ definition of survival gear was extra food.
Against All Odds: Constructing Natural Shelters
In the November issue, we covered simple shelters that can easily be located and utilized in various wilderness…
Briefing Room: Become A Mentor
It has been said—to the point of becoming a cliché—that our future rests with our children. And so,…