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…
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…
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…
Let’s Pause for a Moment
Amid the focus on the election and the prospect of a new Commander-in-Chief, let us not forget that we are still a nation at war. Or perhaps more accurately, we are a nation who has a number of its Special Operations warriors committed to…Read More…
Guns or Butter
Changes in administration are difficult for many in government service and perhaps more so for those in military service. For them, it’s also a change in Commander-in-Chief. A question on the minds of great many in uniform has to do with policy. How will…Read More…
U.S. Special Operations Commander to Navy SEALs–No Mas
The SOCOM Commander, General Raymond “Tony” Thomas, in a recent statement made it clear that there were simply too many SOF operators, primarily Navy SEALs, writing tell-all books: “We’re hurting ourselves with these movies and books.” General Joseph Votel, who Thomas relieved at SOCOM,…Read More…
