[May 15, 2023] Being a leader means remembering that you are there for a reason, and the reason is not about having everything your way. Several of my readers asked that I compile a list of traits that destroy trust. Below is a list of some of these traits, each commonly encountered in poor leaders. Controlling: a greater… Read More »
[May 14, 2023] As we walked out of a U.S. Marine Major General’s office, a good friend told me, “There are too many army Generals in this world.” This General was a real SOB, but he got the job done, which was a valuable skill. Generals? Eventually, they retire. One recently asked for a helping hand, as he… Read More »
[May 12, 2023] Our betters in the media and government are telling us that we should stop calling “terrorism” by the term terrorism. We all see the world elite working to help us not see the truth, and they are on the front lines of this every day. “You don’t want to be too judgmental. You don’t want… Read More »
[May 8, 2023] A Bug’s Life is a 1998 Disney/Pixar movie about one little ant as he searches for a brave band of warriors to help battle the bullying grasshoppers who threaten his home. Today, there is a budding campaign in America to eat bugs to replace meat in our diets, more precisely, in your diet. Radical leftists… Read More »
[May 8, 2023] On Earth Day 2022, U.S. President Joe Biden claimed he wants “all Pentagon vehicles to be electric by 2030.” Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm reiterated this objective a few days ago. Those who are sane know that the U.S. military can’t convert to all-electric vehicles in seven years. It’s a breathtakingly foolhardy idea. “We’re going to… Read More »
[May 5, 2023] My advice, Don’t Look Up at Seagulls. Men and women have different, often fundamentally different outlooks on life about those elements that affect us. If you are a woman, you will likely take my message to mean you should ignore something beautiful. If you are a man, you most likely take this as practical advice… Read More »
[May 2, 2023] There are very few truly creative people in the U.S. Army or any military service. There is an axiom in the military, “Follow orders.” Now that may seem overly simplistic, but those who can follow orders, focus on the work assigned to them, and ignore outside distractions are the ones who best succeed in the… Read More »
[May 1, 2023] The recent debacle over Bud Light’s leadership failure to address the growing controversy over their pandering to the woke and transgender crowd will be studied in college marketing courses for the next century. This is a classic case of how to fail. A new country-themed Bud Light commercial released Thursday is a throwback to their… Read More »
[April 27, 2023] In 2004, in late August and on a brutally scorching day, my Engineers stood smiling after completing another helicopter-landing pad on Victory Base, Baghdad, Iraq. We were eight months into our combat deployment, and we were experienced professionals, skilled, in high demand, and the very best at what we did. One of my NCOs suggested… Read More »
[April 25, 2023] Eighty years ago, one of the most daring missions of WW2 took place that would have far-reaching implications, even today. In April 1943, American P-38s carried out a near-suicidal mission to intercept and kill Japanese admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, mastermind of the Pearl Harbor raid. This was Operation Vengeance. The story of how the U.S. military… Read More »