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…
My interview with Counterterrorism magazine came out recently
I was recently interviewed by Paul Davis, for Conterterrorism Magazine (and even made the cover!). Click here to visit Paul’s Blog to read the entire article.
The Navy SEAL Trident—at a Bargain
A great deal has been written about the Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL training or BUD/S, yet not so much about SEAL Qualification Training or SQT. But BUD/S training does not a SEAL make. Only SQT does that. Prior to 9/11, newly minted frogmen went to…Read More…
The Girls in the Fight
As many of you know, I have tracked the Department of Defense ruling that would allow women to serve in direct ground combat units since it was announced in January of 2013. This DoD directive will impact Army and Marine Corps units in the…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…
Finding the Best
My wheelhouse is special operations recruitment, assessment, selection, and training. Regarding the vetting and training of SEALs, Green Berets, Rangers (from the 75th Ranger Regiment), and Marine Raiders, it’s been an ongoing part of my life’s work; I’ve written six books on the subject. …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…
