Excited to go to his first party at home after Ranger School, Nick finds himself in a battle with dozens of Jedi Knights…

We’ve received more than a handful of emails from people asking us to post our thoughts on leadership – mostly from seasoned NCOs…

I was never afraid of spiders until one tried to sting me, wrap me in a cocoon, and hang me on its wall for a midnight snack. It was 1995 and I was a Captain assigned to the 3rd Battalion…

I lay in the prone. The Earth leaches heat from my body. My frigid fingers grip my M-16. Private Kim lies next to me on the ground.

My heart dropped when the “breaking news” chime on my computer went off. The headline read “Airliner Crashes Into Hudson River.” If I was amazed after the seeing the headline

Washington D.C., June 7th 2008. It’s a black tie affair. I am wearing a yellow tie. I look around at the vast expanse that is the building rented for this occasion, and think to myself, “Self, this is one of the nicest weddings I have ever been to. I’d better be on my best behavior.”

Remember that oath you took when you first signed up? You vowed to uphold the Constitution of the United States of America. Sounds like a no-brainer…

#1. Always have a pen, a notepad and a watch. One day, you will be in combat. You will be tired, cold and hungry. You will be told things, but your fatigue will make you forget those things

Hello. I just placed an order with ilovemymuscles.com and got this deluxe white tee shirt imprinted with the company’s logo on the front. I get to become a walking billboard for some cheesedick company…

He’s worth 4.4 billion dollars. When you reach that point of business and financial success there isn’t much in this world you can’t do. Private jets, mansion, you name it Ross Perot can have it- at the snap of his fingers.

Basic Allotted Housing (BAH, in military parlance) is a glorious thing. As a 23-year-old single E-5 Ranger, this was like winning the lottery. Shortly after being told to get the hell off base I moved…

The best job in the world to me, other than earning the right to be a platoon sergeant, is being a platoon leader. I was fortunate enough to get to hold that job twice for the better part of three years…

You’ve seen a thousand guys out in custom tshirts, 70s clothes, maybe the occasional toga. Have we done that? Sure. But that’s average night out fare…

Many of you have read the trials and tribulations of our friend Will from one of our first stories, What are Friends For?