By Ansley Bucknam, MTI Contributor As a PT student in 2023, I am inundated with the internet as a means of learning alongside my didactic education and clinical experiences. This is a blessing, as I can find a podcast, blog, or social media post on virtually any topic I learn about in the classroom. But […]
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Arete 11.22.23
Military, National Defense, Foreign Policy Marine veteran killed in Ukraine was attacking a Russian infantry fighting vehicle, Task & Purpose Amid recruiting woes, Army sent letters to soldiers separated for vaccine refusal, Task & Purpose No, Gen Z has not embraced Osama bin Laden, Task & Purpose 75th Ranger combat camera releases video on Afghan […]
Owning My Marine Corps Leadership Failures
By Anonymous In many military, fire, and law enforcement tragedy events, we can find deviation from basic principles as a common denominator in the after-action reports. Similarly, as a young US Marine platoon commander and executive officer in 2018, my biggest leadership failures were a result of deviation from Leadership 101. The disasters occur when […]
Arete 11.15.23
Military, National Defense, Foreign Policy Five 160th SOAR Nightstalkers killed in training crash identified, Task & Purpose Navy SEAL investigated for alleged ties to extremists, Task & Purpose ‘F—k you, I don’t know’: Marine vet Adam Driver delivers lance corporal salute during Q&A, Task & Purpose Air Force security troop wins right to wear braid […]
Arete 11.8.23
Military, National Defense, Foreign Policy Ex-Marine pleads guilty to weapons charge after being indicted in Neo Nazi plot to attack power grid, Task & Purpose ‘Veteran with a Sign’ launches new podcast, Task & Purpose Marine machine gunner breaks down the Air Force negligent discharge video, Task & Purpose Senate confirms Adm. Lisa Franchetti as […]
October 2023 Survey Kudos for MTI
By Rob Shaul In addition to suggestions, several MTI athletes send kudos. The ones we received are below: I love the offerings you have, and recommend it to my friends and associates! Keep up the phenomenal work! I enjoy the knowledge that goes into planning programming for your athletes. As a personal trainer / nutrition […]
Rob’s Responses to the October 2023 Survey Suggestions
By Rob Shaul Last month we sent a survey on MTI’s performance and asked for suggestions to our Beta newsletter subscribers. We had around 1,000 responses, and several hundred of the respondents added specific suggestions. Below are my responses to these suggestions and following are the dozens of kudos we recived from the respondants. Suggestions […]
Some Call Rolfing “Life Changing,” but it Didn’t Do Much for Me
By Rob Shaul My introduction to Rolfing came 15+ years ago from Mark Twight, during a Gym Jones seminar I attended shortly after launching Mountain Athlete. Mark spoke enthusiastically about his ongoing Rolfing experience, describing it as “life-changing.” His endorsement stayed with me, and later, a close friend echoed the sentiment. At the time my […]
Arete 11.1.23
Military, National Defense, Foreign Policy Military suicides up among active duty, down for reserves in 2022, Task & Purpose Fort Liberty special operations soldiers arrested for drug possession, Task & Purpose Army vet wanted $85,000 to send secret docs to Russia, Task & Purpose Space Force’s first official portrait is aspirational sci-fi, Task & Purpose […]
Arete 10.25.23
Military, National Defense, Foreign Policy A guide to every beret worn by American service members, Task & Purpose White House removes photo that appears to show faces of U.S. special operators, Task & Purpose Two-thirds of Americans think the Afghanistan war wasn’t worth fighting, Task & Purpose Army Pvt. Travis King faces desertion, child pornography […]