Korea… yeah — don’t get me started! My Green Beret A-Team went there a few times a year pretty much to suffer, return to the States, and talk about how much we suffered for the rest of the year. Our situational mantra was: “Well, at least we’re not in Big Army.” While true, a pallid […]
From King to Clown: Even Delta Force operators have bad days
FeaturedI was round about the third week into a four-week Army leadership school in the base hills of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado. We were schlepping about, conducting Small-Unit Tactics (SUT). It was a mini Ranger school — a very… mini… Ranger school. We were conducting raids, ambushes, and movement to contact patrols in the […]
How to make it through Special Forces selection
FeaturedWondering what it takes to cut the mustard in Special Forces selection? The time of my first (just) two-year enlistment in the Army was coming to an end. I originally enlisted for the shortest amount of time in the Army in the event that if I really hated it too much I only ever had […]
Why does America Need a Delta Force?
ArmyThe Delta Force, like so many other organizations, is the answer to a problem. If you can consider that our country’s civic police force is the answer to a very general problem — the domestic physical safety of the population — then you could view the Delta Force as an answer to some very specific […]
A crash course in survival gear from a Delta Force legend
LifestyleHere’s a seemingly unfair question to ask: “If you’re only allowed to carry along one single piece of survival gear with you into a survival situation what would that piece be?” NO FAIR!! I agree it’s not fair, what’s more is it isn’t a realistic question to ask. It would be great to have parameters […]
A crash course in survival gear from a Delta Force operator
LifestyleHere’s a seemingly unfair question to ask: “If you’re only allowed to carry along one single piece of gear with you into a survival situation what would that piece be?” NO FAIR!! I agree it’s not fair, what’s more is it isn’t a realistic question to ask. It would be great to have parameters added, […]
