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Contingency Planning Lessons Learned and the Sochi Olympic Games

2013-06-13T07:24:19-07:00

Russia touts Sochi will be the "the safest Olympics in history." However, even with a vast security force consisting of thousands of Russian soldiers, police and private security contractors, making the Sochi Olympics the safest in history may be unrealistic

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Not a Better Time To Become A Military Officer…. Find Military Friendly Colleges Here!

2013-06-03T11:05:42-07:00

The benefits of utilizing a military college degree to become an US Military officer are both immediate and far reaching. Military experience teaches discipline and increases self-esteem. It also provides individuals with the opportunity to use their ingenuity to provide unique solutions to complex problems in a variety of different circumstances.

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The National Security Strategy: Then and Now

2013-05-17T06:09:58-07:00

To many Americans, national security is a transparent and somewhat abstract function left for the government to execute. Promulgated through the national security policy, the President is responsible for calculating the appropriate level and direction of national security investment based on the threat, while remaining within budgetary constraints set by Congress. For most citizens and especially the media, evaluating the success of security policies only becomes easy when security fails. Unfortunately, then it is too late and almost always costly. The Clinton administration’s National Security Policy for Engagement and Enlargement may not have been an all-encompassing document, or even the best it could have been, but it has henceforth been the backbone of U.S. security policy. And, a policy is of little value if not understood and implemented

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Should Anyone Join The US Military Today?

2013-05-10T08:26:58-07:00

Ever considered joining the US Military? There’s never been a better time for a High School graduate to join the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines or National Guard.

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US Military’ No Longer the ‘Step Child’ for Graduates

2013-05-07T17:02:28-07:00

Can you believe it? I was just informed by an ROTC instructor that now up to 70% of military applicants do not qualify for entrance into the military today. It seems like only a few years ago that the military was every high school students ‘back up’ plan. Meaning if a high school graduate could [...]

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EXPLOSIVES and their EFFECTS

2013-04-16T06:26:05-07:00

Much speculation has been made by the media with respect to the explosive devices that were detonated at the finish line during the 2013 Boston Marathon. Certainly, the effects of the explosives were obvious. For the purpose of better understanding explosives and their effects, the following tutorial is offered.

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Navy Deadly Laser (LAWS) Newest ‘Star Wars’ Weapon Dazzles!

2013-04-11T08:33:22-07:00

Although the Navy has spent nearly forty million in research for its laser technology, it’s reported that each ‘laser strike’ will cost less than a single dollar! However, this may mean it will be widely affordable one day for third world countries… if and when this laser technology is popularized. Scary?

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An Army Chaplain That Can Teach Us A Thing or Two About War.

2013-04-09T10:12:30-07:00

Kapaun had the unique reputation with the other soldiers as being a Chaplain who would always be where the fighting was. He was bold, brave and daring. In fact, often times the soldiers would make bets on how quickly it would take Kapaun to show up wherever the fighting was

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A View from the Trenches of the Sequestration Fight

2013-04-04T16:05:59-07:00

If you spend any appreciable amount of time listening to the news, you’re probably about as sick of hearing the word “sequestration” as I am. Originally conceived as a budget-cutting mechanism so brutal and indiscriminate that Congress would simply have to act before allowing it to happen, it ended up the law of the land when Congress proved unable to legislate an alternative (or at least unwilling to put aside partisan bickering and do so)

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Why Should You Join The Military Now?

2013-04-03T11:00:02-07:00

So you’re a high school senior or just graduated from high school and the job market is not what you had hoped? Worst yet, you’ve graduated college but the right job hasn’t knocked on your door yet? If so, perhaps this is the time that the military may be right for you.

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