Thursday, July 13, 2017 at 4 pm ET/1 pm PT you can hear me on the Scott Helmer Radio Show. Since 2012 Scott Helmer’s concerts have helped raise more than $2 Million Dollars for good causes across America ranging from military veterans and their…Read More…
The Finishing School at a Bargain
The Finishing School is all about the intensive training BUD/S graduates receive after they’ve finished the basic course. At this point in their journey to become Navy SEALs, they are but tadpoles. The Finishing School details the SEAL Qualification Course, or SQT, that takes…Read More…
The Naked Warrior
As a first on my site, I’m going to ask for contributions. My friend Rick Woolard, who was a premiere operator from my generation of SEALs in Vietnam, has undertaken the project to build a SEAL memorial in Virginia Beach, VA. The memorial honors…Read More…
General McMaster as NSA
I’ve been getting a few pulses on the site regarding General McMaster and his fitness for the National Security Advisor position. I first met the General in Ramadi when I was there in 2006—he was a colonel then and a very impressive guy. He was…Read More…
RIP Dick Lyon
The Navy SEALs and Naval Special Warfare lost one of its most senior and most respected alumni last week. Rear Admiral Dick Lyon passed away after a short illness. Admiral Lyon, Class 2, our first Bullfrog (Longest serving SEAL on active duty), was 93…Read More…
The Boat Guys
Amid all that’s been written about our special operations components in general, and Navy SEALs in particular, there is one group of special operators that gets far less attention than they deserve. Or perhaps it just seems that way as SEALs, Green Berets, Rangers,…Read More…
A Most Troubling Perspective
Those of us with close ties to the Special Operations community, and this author counts himself in that number, are digesting an article by Matthew Cole in the online, investigative journal, The Intercept. The article details extensive inappropriate conduct on the part of Navy…Read More…
Ranger School is not a Leadership School
For those of us who were special operators during our military careers and who did not attend Ranger School, the School and the Tab have always held a certain amount of fascination. Of course, we non-tabbed SOF types are quick to point out that…Read More…
Women in Combat—The Saga Continues
I have often written about and posted articles on this site regarding women in direct ground-combat roles—Army and Marine infantry, armor, and artillery billets. And of course, in special-operations ground combat. All this may be for naught as there’s an expectation that the new…Read More…
Special Operators in Transition
Since 9/11, our special operations forces have doubled in size, tripled their budget, and dramatically ramped up their deployment rotations. All this means we have a great many more SOF warriors overseas and in harm’s way. And over time, a great many of them…Read More…
