Rob
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The Best Advice I Ever Received
By RU Rob It is election campaign season and unfortunately the non-stop commercials, media distraction, blah blah blah is coming. I really do hate the election cycle but learned something years...
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Training, Hazing or Abusing?
By RU Rob Hazing has been a rite of passage in the military from its inception. Earning the right to wear a badge, or become a member of an elite...
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The Dumbass Chronicles: The Wild Boar
By RU Rob Spend any time in Europe and you will know that there is a shit-ton of wild pigs in the forests. As detailed in an earlier post: “Helfen Sie...
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Douche of the Week – Duke University
By RU Rob What in the fuck? That was the first thing that popped into my brain housing unit upon reading the headline, “Duke University launches ‘safe space’ for men...
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BAMF of the Week — Todd Orr
By RU Rob If you have not checked social media in the last 24 hours let me introduce you to Todd Orr of Bozeman, Montana. Being a red-blooded, unapologetic bad-ass, Todd...
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Working in the Unknown
By RU Rob Imagine if you will, being deployed to Afghanistan. You are there for one purpose, to fight and win. Every day you know that when you leave the...
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Iron Sharpens Iron
By RU Rob For any military officer, staff work sucks. They like to lead, not get stuck behind a desk on a thankless Battalion, Brigade, Division, or Joint staff. But...
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Death, Life and the Pursuit of Happiness
By RU Rob Three years ago I wrote a piece for The Rhino Den entitled “I have PTSD…So What?” Since then I have not been miraculously cured of my...
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Ranger Up Talks Suicide: An Introduction
By RU Rob Suicide. When put together, those seven letters can draw out a range of emotions from fear to anger, sorrow to shame, and everything in between. In recent...
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Memorial Day
By RU Rob While Memorial Day in the United States often induces thoughts of the beginning of summer, BBQ’s and a long holiday weekend, it is not celebrated as intended....
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Top 15 Signs of Curmudgeonism
By RU Rob Our in-house curmudgeon, Kelly Crigger, has blessed the holiday season with a slew of curmudgeonisms. If you have not read his book, Curmudgeonism: A Surly Man’s Guide...
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Thanksgiving Army Style
By RU Rob One of the things I truly miss about the military is how they celebrate the holiday season. It really didn’t matter if I was with my biological...
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9 Really Bad Military Stock Photos
By RU Rob Over the last couple of years, finding photos for our stories has become increasingly hard. We started using an image service to provide us with all of...
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I’m In Love With A Hog
By RU Rob I am in love. It started in the sixth grade when my father was stationed at Ft. Riley, Kansas and I attended Custer Hill Elementary School. My...
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Ranger Up’s ENLISTED Drinking Game
By RU Rob FOX debuts a new sitcom tonight called Enlisted. Before you read any further I am going to say that from a military stand-point, the premiere will drive...
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The Rhino Den in 2013
By RU Rob The Rhino Den has survived another year, mostly unscathed, except for a few new scars and some new stories to tell the grandkids (which are coming sooner...