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If I've said it once, I've said it at least 10 times the back squat is the one exercise you should be doing…

Every one who's ever work the uniform loves that military discount. No matter how hard you try to deny it or blow off a small discount, that extra ten percent ain't bad. In California, that's like not paying sales tax. While we all love them and …

If someone told you the only way for you to survive the coming recession unscathed would be to start your own business, would you even know where to begin? Would you be able to afford the startup costs on your own? Can you handle the workload that m…

Navy SEAL James Hatch was on a mission to find Bowe Bergdahl in Afghanistan in 2009. It would be his last. After 26 years in the Navy, he was seriously wounded and eventually left the military. Since then, he has done a number of interesting things,…

Military units are team-oriented by necessity and design, but when troops leave the service, they often find themselves isolated and working by themselves. The team dynamic is gone. Veteran service organizations are much the same way. Even with an i…

It's easy to see American military members in uniform and sort of lump them all in together as a single unit – that's kind of the point of part of their lives. But it's only a part of their lives. Once the uniform is off or they're out of the …

Working in a hotel is no joke – those jobs are hard. Think about how hard you worked in basic training under the latrine queen, using a dirty sock to dust the day room, and how clean the barracks had to be to pass a drill sergeant's inspection. E…

We in the west have a tendency to focus on the European tensions that led to World War II. And while the rise of Mussolini and Hitler caused a massive conflict that rocked Europe and Russia, open fighting was going on in Asia for years before German…

Now that the fight against ISIS is subsiding, the anti-Israel terrorist group Hezbollah is back to preparing for war with its longtime enemy, Israel. The two haven't been in a protracted fight since their war in 2006 which only ended with a United …

"No pain no gain.""Suck it up.""Pain is weakness leaving the body."These clichés are why your back hurts and your knees are jacked up. Sure, you need to push yourself during strength training if you want to get stronger a…

It's probably common knowledge that when Old Glory is flying at half-staff (or half-mast), it indicates a period of mourning, but unless it's Memorial Day or a president has just died, people might not know why the flag is at half-staff. Who gets …

With the upcoming 'Area 51 raid' this month, the question on everyone's mind is whether we're all gonna se…

The U.S. and Soviet militaries in the Cold War both understood the importance of the Arctic. Their submarines moved under it, their bombers moved over it, and both sides kept radar stations to track each other's planes and potential missile launche…

Warfighting, like any line of work, gets much easier when you have the right tools for the job. A long barrel and high powered optics may make you a lethal opponent in the long-range shootouts of Afghanistan, but that same loadout could quickly beco…

If you were surprised to see some of the tearful farewells from those worst affected by the lifelong policies of Robert Mugabe in Zimbabwe, you aren't alone. Mugabe ruled Zimbabwe for 37 years after helping free the country from British colonial ru…

Here in the modern world, many of us are more aware than ever of how the media can shape our perceptions of reality. While most debate about "perception management" these days is relegated to the arena of political mudslinging, the truth is, there…

The problem with being a rising star in a dictatorship where the only rules are the whims of one individual is that you tend to attract a lot of attention. This, of course, could put a target on your back. If you outlive the dictator, the purges, an…

The first recorded sighting of the Loch Ness Monster dates all the way back to 565 A.D. when a writer named Adomnan recounted a tale about Saint Columba coming upon local residents burying a man near River Ness. According to the tale Adomnan recount…

In August 1942, Joseph Kennedy, Jr. died aboard a B-24 Liberator loaded with explosives – and almost nothing else. He was part of Operation Aphrodite, an all-out effort to destroy reinforced Nazi weapons bunkers. But there was one bunker in partic…

West Point graduate Sean Mullin (Amira & Sam) returns to writing with Semper Fi, a film about a police officer and Marine Corps Reservist who is faced with an ethical dilemma when it comes to helping his brother in prison. …