By and large we hate Memorial Day. Not the concept but rather the execution. We could make a list of our minions' dead friends, but we've decided to let them do that individually. Rather we will just say - to all of you whom we now miss, and there are too many of you,...
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Advice to Poseurs From a Combat Veteran
POSEUR: pō-ˈzər, ˈpō-zər Yes that's really how you spell it, though we'll let "poser" slide. A person who pretends to be what he or she is not: an affected or insincere person. Someone guily of stolen valor, or even less than an ersatz hero (grunts: ersatz)....
Service, Trust, and the Black Rifle
Service, Trust, and the black rifle...a few words from Slim. The great thing about the military is that at the age of 18, they trust you with machine guns, rocket launchers, grenades, hell - even a fucking tank. By the time you leave the service, regardless if if it...
The Needs Of Warriors: One Marine’s Take on a Broken System
The Needs of Warriors: Mental Stability in the U.S. Marines. We're going to give one of our friends a soapbox this morning. We are publishing a paper he wrote while pursuing is degree. Take a look. Note: for those of you who might object to the moto parts, please look...
PTSD, Reading Comprehension and the Great American Love of Victimhood
Remember how Mad Duo Chris stirred everyone up with his post about PTSD, and how the fakers and bullshitters make it harder on those who really have it? Some people agreed, some disagreed, some engaged in intelligent discussion (a Good Thing), some acted like he'd...
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PTSD | Fakers and Frauds and WTAF?
Today Chris is going to rant a bit about how fakers and frauds engage in fuckery that further hurts all of those who really do have PTSD.
Should We Award Purple Hearts for PTSD? Part II
Yesterday in Part I of this article Chris Hernandez wrote a response to Army Major Tupper's Daily Beast op-ed about awarding the Purple Heart to those suffering PTSD from serving in a war zone. Today he'll complete that response, addressing among other things the...
Should We Award Purple Hearts for PTSD? Part I
Recently an Army combat veteran, Maj. Benjamin Tupper, wrote an op-ed in the Daily Beast. In it he made the argument that veterans returning from war should be awarded the Purple Heart. We asked one of our better pontificationists, author and combat veteran Chris...
Throat Punching Civilians: It’s Service, Not Servitude
Last Friday we ran a list of things that make us want to punch civilians in the throat. The response surprised us - the butt tears flew in a torrent. Seems like as many people were in visceral (grunts: visceral) agreement with us as those who strenuously objected -...
Things That Make Us Want to Punch Civilians in the Throat
Just a little rant from Mad Duo Nate. .