As the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps, along with the U.S. Special Operations Command, initiate steps to fully integrate women into their ground-combat ranks, a great deal of attention has been given to matters of physical standards, readiness, compatibility, unit cohesion, and…Read More…

May 17th, this next month is the release date for By Honor Bound, the story of two Navy SEALs of my generation. For their heroism in combat, Mike Thornton and Tommy Norris received the Medal of Honor. That Mike’s award came for saving Tommy’s…Read More…

A short while back, wife and found ourselves glued to the TV and Netflix watching the PBS Special by Ken Burns, The Roosevelts; An Intimate History. Truly a fine piece of film making and a compelling look at Theodore and Franklin Roosevelt–their personal and…Read More…

As many of you know, I have keen interest in ethics and moral conduct–as it applies to military application and in personal development. This interest was sharpened during the year I taught ethics at the Naval Academy (Moral Reasoning for Naval Leaders) and found…Read More…

Along about 2006 or so when I had some ten titles to my credit, I decided to quit my daytime job and write full time. I was not what you would call an overnight success. I’m glad I did, but being dependent on publishers’…Read More…

With a seemingly new book on or about Navy SEALs, or by a Navy SEAL, coming out every week, one has to wonder if or when the public apatite for this genre will run its course. For this author, who has written about all…Read More…

In 2002, I was working on a book called The Finishing School; Earning the Navy SEAL Trident. In this book I followed a class through the newly-instituted SEAL Qualification Training, or SQT. Prior to SQT, a Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) graduate went to his…Read More…

Later this month, President Obama will present the Medal of Honor to Special Operator Senior Chief (SOCS) Edward Byers.  The action for which Senior Chief Byers is recognized took place during a personnel recovery operation.  The Senior Chief was a member of a SEAL…Read More…

As the implementation of women serving in ground combat roles follows the debate on this inclusion, the components of the U.S. Special Operations Command are taking steps to comply with the Department of Defense directive to make this happen. Before any female takes her…Read More…