By Joshua Wiedeman “By seeking and blundering we learn. ” -Johann Wolfgang van Goethe “Sir, you’re a little bit low on altitude again and right of course.” This was probably the third time my PI (Copilot) had deviated from our assigned altitude and course on this given flight and it was one more thing […]
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The Professional Decision I Most Regret: Quitting the SRT
By Anonymous I am a Special Agent with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). I have been a federal agent for over 11 years. I have held various positions during my career in special operations, intelligence, and investigations. The decision I regret most is leaving the Special Response Team (SRT) in 2018. I had just left […]
The Professional Decision I Most Regret: Not Taking the 18x Contract
By Brandon Eddleman “Don’t dwell on the past. Look to the future”, I’m sure at some point, in all of our lives, we’ve heard or said this very statement. Just move on. So simple to spout and, yet, so hard to live. If you’re anything like me, when the chips are down and you’re feeling […]
The Professional Decision I Most Regret: Choosing Revenue over Staff Leadership
By Anonymous I own a multi-disciplinary pain clinic in Calgary. Young professionals move here for the proximity to the mountains as well as the quality of life their high paying jobs afford. They tend to be weekend warriors, sitting all day during the week and then going all-out on the weekends. The demand for help […]
Arete 4.30.20
Military / National Security / Foreign Affairs What If Kim Jong Un Dies? Defense One How China Sees the World, The Atlantic U.S. Views Of China Plunge During Corona Crisis, Hoover Institute The Future Is Asian—but Not Chinese, Foreign Policy The Cheap and Plentiful Vehicles the Army Needs for the Future Battlefield, Modern War Institute COVID-Proofing Our Military, Hudson Institute Shabaab targets […]
Q&A 4.23.20
QUESTION I am looking to change up my off season training program. I’ve been a hotshot for 10 years now, so I’m very familiar with physical fitness and what it takes to do my job. However, I am looking at changing up my off season training, and would like any recommendations on what programs to […]
Lab Rats Needed to Compare Back Squat and Trap Bar Dead Lift 1RMs
By Rob Shaul MTI is calling for experienced remote lab rats for an upcoming, narrow and focused, 1-Day Mini-Study comparing 1RM (1x repetition maximum) Back Squat to 1RM Trap Bar Dead Lift. Functionally I consider both lifts similar both in mechanics and the muscles they challenge. This quick study will test this similarity in real […]
MTI Writing Challenge: “The Professional Decision I Most Regret”
By Rob Shaul We’ve all got time during this period of social isolation for some brutal self-reflection. We’d like to take advantage of that by presenting the MTI community with a difficult writing challenge: “The Professional Decision I Most Regret” This is an opportunity to examine and reflect […]
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, […]
Q&A 4.16.20
QUESTION Been reading the site and trying to wrap my head around what the difference between the daily programming and the programs is. At a high level it would appear that the individual programs, are specialized highly crafted high intensity more suitable for a few months if you say do one of packets. The daily […]