Arete 4.23.20

Military / National Security / Foreign Affairs The Case for Maintaining an Advisory Presence in Afghanistan, Small Wars Journal New Arctic Tab comes with a Ranger Tab spin to show importance of cold-weather fighting, Defense News China rejects Australia’s questions on its handling of coronavirus, Reuters Trump will travel to West Point to address Class of 2020 at graduation, […]

Arete 4.16.20

Military / National Security / Foreign Affairs The Military’s Medical ‘Relief Valves’ Remain Mostly Empty in New York. This is Why., Washington Post Faulty masks. Flawed tests. China’s quality control problem in leading global COVID-19 fight, Stars & Stripes On April 9, 2020, Vanda Felbab-Brown discussed “Is the War in Afghanistan Really Over?” via teleconference with the Pacific Council […]

Quiet Professionalism and COVID-19

By Rob Shaul Like many, I’ve been knocked off balance by the COVID-19 crisis/restrictions and the cascading economic devastation. Past mistakes have taught me when life is swirling it’s best to pause, step away, and reconnect with fundamental principles. Then step back into the fray anchored to these principles and lean on them as a […]

Arete 4.9.20

Military / Foreign Affairs / National Security Consider the Possibility that Trump is Right About China, Vanity Fair Is The Roosevelt Captain A Martyred Hero Or A Disloyal Subordinate?, In Homeland Security Calling Veteran SOF Medical Personnel To Staff Field Hospital in New York City, Soldier Systems The Navy’s Crisis of Special Trust and Confidence, War on the […]

Range Fitness Lab Rats Needed

By Rob Shaul MTI is calling for remote lab rats for an upcoming, narrow and focused, 2-week, 2 or 3 day/week Mini-Study testing MTI’s Range Fitness system for improving accurate marksmanship under stress. This mini-study will begin Monday, April 13. Deadline to apply is Friday, April 10, 2020.   Details Successful Lab Rats will need […]

Arete 4.2.20

Military North Macedonia Officially Joins NATO, Small Wars Journal COVID-19: US Troop Deployment To America’s Closed Borders Is Coming, In Homeland Security DoD Order to Plan for Escalation in Iraq Meets Warning From Commander, Small Wars Journal Boris Johnson’s government is reportedly furious with China and believes it could have 40 times more coronavirus cases than it claims, Business […]

Mini Study: Grease the Groove Beats Density for Push Up & Pull Up Improvement

By Rob Shaul BLUF This 3.5 week, 3-day/week Mini-Study compared the effectiveness of two progression methodologies (Density and Grease the Groove) to improve 75-second max rep Hand Release Push Ups and Pull Ups (no time limit). The results found that the Grease the Groove progression (Group B) out-performed the Density progression (Group A) in both […]

Arete 3.26.20

Military / National Security / Foreign Affairs The Marine Corps is Axing All of its Tank Battalions and Cutting Grunt Units, Small Wars Journal China, America, and the International Order after the Pandemic, War on the Rocks Four coronavirus cases confirmed at coalition bases in Afghanistan, Stars & Stripes It’s Time for the U.S. and Saudi Arabia to Break […]

Arete 3.19.20

Military / Foreign Affairs / National Security China Announces That It Will Expel American Journalists, NY Times Senate passes emergency bill protecting GI Bill benefits as colleges go online, Stars & Stripes Trump sparks anger by calling coronavirus the ‘Chinese virus’, The Guardian Al-Qaeda Lauds Taliban’s Great ‘Victory’ Over America and Allies, Real Clear Defense Why the UK May Be […]

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