Arete 6.29.17

Military How Canada’s Tiny Military Produced Great Snipers, Washington Post Air to Air Combat is Back, Air Force Times Peasant Roles in Insurgency and Counterinsurgency: A Brief Historical Analysis, Small Wars Journal Immediate Lessons from the Battle of Mosul, Australian Army’s Land Power Forum America’s Best Partner in Middle East HUMINT Needs Help, Defense One AQIS […]

Q&A 6.29.17

KUDOS on the AFGHANISTAN PRE DEPLOYMENT PLAN “Wanted to reach out to you just to say thank you for recommending the Afghanistan pre deployment plan for me in preparation for Army Mountain Warfare School. I crushed it. Graduated at the top of my class. Other trainees were asking me how I trained for the school […]

QOD 6.28.17

Watch Rob answer the Question of the Day with a video. Original Question: “I have some questions on how to select your programming for my needs, since you have so many that seem applicable. My current background is that I am a climber and ski patroller. Currently I am following the training beta route climbing […]

Packet Focus: USMC TBS and IOC Training Packet

By Rob Shaul and Charles Bausman The USMC TBS and IOC Training Packet consists of two plans intended for newly commissioned Marine Corps officers preparing for the physical demands of the The Basic School and the Infantry Officer Course. The TBS plan is six weeks, with training sessions 6x days/week. This plan is designed to […]

Pro Skiers Complete Tactical Speed & Agility Drills

By Rob Shaul One of the many ways MTI programming has advanced is how we’ve been able to apply programming methodology developed on our mountain side to our tactical athletes, and likewise, programming developed for our tactical athletes is tested and tried on mountain athletes. A couple weeks ago I tested two of our Tactical […]

Quiet Professional: “Mission First”

By Rob Shaul “To be clear. It’s not about you. Accept, understand and embrace this. It’s liberating.” Like wearing a limited wardrobe, adhering to a strict diet, and living far within your means financially, putting mission first can greatly simplify your day-to-day existence, and in a weird altruistic way …. be personally liberating. A cheesy […]