Military Will Robotized Fire Power Replace Manned Air Power?, RAND Removing Barriers to Diversity and Inclusion in the Military, RAND Not Their Plane to Land: Generals Thwarting the Chain of Command?, War on the Rocks British soldier with poor vision kills sergeant during live fire training, War is Boring How the Ukrainian Resistance operates in […]
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The Constant Burden of Being An Overachiever
By Rob Shaul Years ago, I taught my first programming course to five senior SOF officers and enlisted members at McDill, AFB in Tampa. One of the men I met there, Ben, impressed upon me the idea of the “Burden of Constant Fitness.” Ben explained that soldiers, and other tactical athletes, because of their professions, […]
Arete 9.1.22
Military Trust but Verify: Green Berets reportedly being targeted by I CORPS for potential ties to “extremist activity”, War is Boring Lockheed says war in Ukraine has countries lining up to buy F-35 fighter jets, War is Boring 9,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in war with Russia, War is Boring This West Point coach-turned-infantry officer just finished […]
Arete 8.25.22
Military Before Deploying More U.S. Forces to Europe, Consider the Consequences, War on the Rocks Top Ukrainian Air Force pilot killed in action a few days after Zelensky gave him an award, War is Boring U.S. air strike kills 13 Islamist terrorist members in Somalia, War is Boring Russia says at least 100 foreign mercenary fighters have been killed […]
Faith, Existentialism, and Worthy Ways to Spend Time
By Rob Shaul I’ve never been a “faithful person” in the traditional, religious sense. And in my life, while I’ve know many “religious” people, I’ve known just a handful who carry strength from true faith. I envy them. Strong faith can be a difference maker in horrible situations. In his book, Confessions of a Philosophical […]
Arete 8.18.22
Military 5 Worst U.S. Military Guns Ever to Fire a Shot,19FortyFive Everything we know Gen. Milley has told the Jan. 6 panel, Air Force Times Air Force bomb disposal tech charged in April insider attack in Syria, Air Force Times Army officer’s assault suit against police can proceed to trial, Army Times Scandals in US adviser brigade alarm leaders […]
The Full Body Training Effect of Sandbag-Based, Multi-Modal Chassis Integrity Grinds
By Rob Shaul For several months in my own programming, I’ve been experimenting with extended, multi-modal, sandbag-based, chassis-integrity focused, grinds. These are 40-90 minute efforts, generally involving 2-4 exercises. For the sandbag exercises, I’ll work to chose primarily from our “Total” chassis integrity movements. “Chassis Integrity” is MTI’s proprietary functional core training methodology and it […]
Arete 8.11.22
Military Navy Aircraft Carrier USS George Washington Will Soon Have F-35s, 19FortyFive Could the U.S. Marine Corps Become Irrelevant?19FortyFive Sina reveals what makes Russian Su-35 fighter invincible, Pravda Report Russia demands US nuclear weapons in Europe be removed, Pravda Report Healthy Worry About Healthy Civil-Military Relations, War on the Rocks National Security / Foreign Policy ‘Blood, body parts, screams’: Gaza reels […]
The Thru-Hike and Ultra-Light Backpacking Industry is Crushing the Major Outdoor Gear Manufacturers in Gear and Apparel Design Innovation
By Rob Shaul It is amazing the difference just a few pounds can make when it comes to mountain movement. This idea was first impressed upon me early in my coaching career when the “Fast and Light” and “Clean” method of Alpine Climbing was coming to dominate the Alpinism world. In the alpine climbing guide […]
Arete 8.4.22
Military Ukraine’s Window of Opportunity? War on the Rocks Ukraine denies accusations of bombing its own prisoners, says it was a Russian false flag, War is Boring Russia mercenaries from Wagner Group claim to have captured Ukraine’s largest coal power plant, War is Boring The head of US Special Operations warns of new drone threat operators face, War is […]