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NATIONAL SERVICE TAKES MANY PATHS, INCLUDES COMMON NEEDS

February 6, 2022 by

National service means serving the national good. Part of the national good is not making people doing the same work sick. An infectious disease like covid brings out the best and the worst. The worst?

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HORSE SENSE AND LEARNING TO RIDE LIKE A HUNGARIAN

March 20, 2021 by

Horse sense is common sense. Says as much right off in the dictionary. What it doesn’t say is what people learn riding a horse. To me that’s a better definition of horse sense. Instead of some blow-hard mansplaining how something simple is done in a most condescending tone, the horse teaches by example. That’s me […]

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NATIONAL SERVICE TUNE UP, RESULTS MAY VARY

January 7, 2021 by

National service, boiled down to its essence, leaves one choice. It starts with a free haircut, a new outfit, and a group of similarly motivated people. Some are more motivated than others, but they are misguided. How misguided? Enough to get their kinks pounded out with a tune up.

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SCHOOL LEARNING VS LIFE EXPERIENCE

August 10, 2020 by

School learning is the educational experience of showing up on time. That’s the first test for new students. On time? Check. Finds desk? Check. Takes off coat and sits down? Check. As parents, if a kid can do that, then we’ve done our job. Or is there more?

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ARMY MEDIC: JOB TWO OF FIVE

March 20, 2020 by

Army medic was the job I signed up for when I joined after freshman year in 1974. Army medic was my dad’s idea. The old Marine also advised against joining the Navy, but that’s expected. I went in on the Buddy Plan with a high school buddy. We lasted three days together in receiving, then […]

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ARMY BRAND DD214 WON’T WASH OFF

March 21, 2019 by

Not sure when it begins, but a lot of men feel remorse about not having an Honorable Discharge and a DD214. What did they miss? Listen to guys in their late 30’s and early 40’s reflect on the sort of soldier they would have been, or their opinion on what makes a good soldier. The […]

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Chain Of Command From The Bottom Up Point Of View

July 17, 2018 by

After you’ve lived in a chain of command culture the picture clears up. It’s not about being over-burdened, neglected, or picked on.   It is about preparing to be a better link in the chain. Not exactly another brick in the wall, a chain is more active.   Or it’s preparation to leave the chain […]

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MILITARY PARADE IN ELEVEN ARMY MEDIC VETERAN STEPS

March 10, 2018 by

    1. Join the service and serve the agreed upon time. USMC, USN, USA, USAF, etc.   2. Go to boot camp. If it’s the hardest thing you’ve ever done the rest of your life, you’re not trying hard enough.   3. Go to school and get qualified to do a military job.   […]

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Lost General, A Very Expensive Tax Burden

September 21, 2017 by

    Former General David Patraeus spoke on PBS recently.   He sounded good, on point, and a wonderful example of the manners you learn from being educated at the finest military schools in the land.   I liked the general right up until…

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WHO ARE D-DAY MILLENNIALS

June 5, 2016 by

You’ve seen comments for D-Day Millennials on social media. It’s not good, those comments. They start with remarks on a ‘safe place’ and move to ‘what kind of pussified men are we raising?’ Consider the sources if you can. Unless it’s Sergeant Rock talking, don’t get too concerned. Most of the time it’s men and […]

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