Military / National Security / Foreign Policy After yearlong delay, the US Air Force is ready to field Raytheon’s new smart bomb, Air Force Times Ramstein Air Base to host new NATO space center, Defense News US Charges Six Russians with Major Cyberattacks, Defense One Indonesia rejected US request to host spy planes, Al Jazeera The US […]
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Q&A 10.22.20
QUESTION As each of my emails before has started; let me say thank you for such incredible programming and awesome support all the time. Per your advice for preparing for the CCT Pipeline I started with the PAST Prep Program then moved to a couple of the Pirate Package Programs (Barbosa and William the Kid). […]
My Struggles in Retirement – A Former Fire Captain
By Joe Hogan I had a great fire department career but my retirement was inglorious. I’d sustained a hearing injury. Tinnitus and muffled voices were an obstacle but I was physically sound. My biggest problem was, and is, discerning speech from background noise. I could have let it go but made the choice to press […]
What Does it Mean to be a Good Man? …. I’m Still Learning
By Justin Green What I thought it meant to be a good man in my early twenties is drastically different from what I believe now. Experience has a way of rounding the edges of self-righteous standards and teaching you that “goodness” is often found in the grey areas. What does it mean to be a […]
Arete 10.15.20
Military / National Security / Foreign Policy New enlisted marketplace, promotion board changes arriving, Defense News The US Military Is About to Launch Its Largest 5G Experiments Yet, Defense One Military officials blindsided by Trump announcement of early US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, Military Times Army’s do-it-all goggles to reach soldiers’ hands in 2021, Defense News Air Force’s […]
Q&A 10.15.20
QUESTION I am currently looking for progressive training plans to get me into shape to excel at TACP-O phase two or TOPT. As I am sure you are aware it is running, cal, and ruck intensive, with all the swimming coming for data gathering only at this point. It involves a 500m swim and a […]
Arete 10.8.20
Military / National Security / Foreign Policy Top military leadership quarantines after Coast Guard vice commandant tests positive for COVID-19, Air Force Times US Navy needs to have more than 500 ships by 2045 to have edge against China and Russia, War is Boring US Army Europe and US Army Africa to merge as commander pins on fourth […]
Q&A 10.8.20
QUESTION I recently I have joined a volunteer mountain rescue team out here in Arizona. I was curious which daily program you feel would be best suited to the environment I would be performing my duties. I was leaning towards the Wildland firefighter training plans, but figured if I wasn’t certain it wouldn’t hurt to […]
What Does It Mean to be a Good Man? …. Good Men are Flawed
By Joe Hogan Greatness Versus Goodness Greatness measured by accomplishment and eminence. It is often attained by besting rivals or attaining a degree of fame in a given arena. Great men are known, envied and admired. Great men often become the measuring stick by which others are evaluated. Greatness is something almost all of […]
Arete 10.1.20
Military / National Security / Foreign Policy Defense Innovation Is Falling Short, War on the Rocks US Army to upgrade bigger units with new electronic warfare gear, Defense News American Sea Power at a Crossroads: A Plan to Restore the US Navy’s Maritime Advantage, Hudson Institute Pentagon’s plan to rearrange forces in Europe gets the third degree from […]