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Highest Duty-A Review

I have CJ’s permission to post my review here because Captain Chesley Sullenberger has military piloting experience and it coincides with the military content of this website. ~~Thanks, CJ, for your indulgence. I was recently offered [...]

Fed Up

The PTA president is out of control! She may think she has some leverage over my husband by continuously calling the Army, but she has no control over me. Cj has done nothing but stand up [...]

The Warrior Song

This song kicks arse!! The song is available on iTunes and all profits from the sale of it are donated to the Armed Forces Relief Trust. www.thewarriorsong.com [...]

The New Military Dating Scam

The New Military Dating Scam

LADIES: THIS WEBSITE HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A MILBLOGGIE AWARD. YOU CAN FIND OUT THE DETAILS HERE, BUT PLEASE GO AND VOTE FOR CJ AFTER HIS WORK EXPOSING MILITARY SCAMMERS AND FOR PROVIDING THIS RESOURCE TO [...]

Thug-ocracy At Its Finest

[CJ note: I moved this to a private post almost immediately after posting it. I was lashing out in anger and emotion when I originally posted it and had promised the Army I would back off [...]

Support Valour-IT

Valour-IT kicks off October 26 to November 11 (Veterans Day)! This friendly, spirited game raises money for technology that reconnects wounded warriors with the wider world and supports their recovery. Obviously, ASP is supporting Team Army. [...]

545 Project Releases Powerful Video

The 545 Project has released a powerfully blunt video aimed at the administration and others in our government whose indecisiveness is putting our troops at risk. This is absolutely amazing! If you’d like to check out [...]

Absence of Presence and Intimacy

You may or may not know that I am serving an internship in a legal setting. I have been struggling with the opening up and closing down myself along with keeping this separate from my interviews [...]

NY Navy League Security Conference

This is interesting and I thought I’d pass it along to those in the New York area. The NY Council of the Navy League is hosting a full-day conference on security issues on Wednesday, October 28, [...]

Call To Action

Two years ago, I had the opportunity to travel to Capitol Hill with Vets for Freedom along with hundreds of veterans to support General Petraeus and the Iraq Surge. The result, our commanders and troops on [...]

Update on Sears’ Heroes At Home Program

WHO: Sears is pleased to announce that due to overwhelming interest in the Heroes at Home(sm) Wish Registry they have extended the deadline for military families to participate so that even more wishes can be fulfilled [...]

Obama Awards Presidential Unit Citation to A Trp, 1st Squadron, 11th ACR

The president today awarded the Presidential Unit Citation to A Trp, 1st Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment for their actions during Vietnam. This is a big honor. My unit received the citation from President Bush when [...]

Fighting The Mob

I’ve learned a very important lesson the past few weeks: when you fight the school system, you might as well be fighting the mob. In the past few weeks, I’ve seen a concerted effort by school [...]

Piss Poor Leadership

I’ve been an NCO for over 12 years. When I became a Sergeant back in 1997 I took upon myself the following creed: No one is more professional than I. I am a Noncommissioned Officer, a [...]

Coast Guard – Born Ready!

The Coast Guard is embarking on a bold, new strategy to lure new recruits to the oft-forgotten force. Their new campaign, “Born Ready” is designed to draw attention to the brave Sailors who work tirelessly in [...]