Monthly Archives: July 2012

Why I Joined: From a Young Naval Officer

Posted on July 28, 2012 by psessum

By Allie Proff When I was young, I loved stories about heroes. Greek demigods, shining knights, or caped crusaders, it didn’t matter to me. I loved how strong they were; not always physically but definitely courageous in standing up and … Continue reading →

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Education Advice for People Thinking of Joining the Military and New Recruits

Posted on July 19, 2012 by psessum

By Peter Sessum I initially wrote this for tumblr, but thought it could be useful information to be shared on the website. After seeing a few questions being asked about education benefits in the military, I thought I would throw … Continue reading →

Posted in Kicking Some Knowledge | Tagged Air Force, Army, Bachelor degree, College, Combat Zone, current-events, Defense Language Inistitute, DLI, education, Enlisted, GI Bill, Life Skills, Marines, Military, military correspondence courses, Navy, promotion points, Training | Leave a comment

Military Leadership part 3: Stories Out at Sea

Posted on July 17, 2012 by psessum

By: Sean Peters Date-time group: 211831Z MAR 88 Location: 2102N5 15807W1 – Pearl Harbor OPAREAS Scene 1: USS Brewton (FF 1086) operations office. ENS Peters, the Electronics Material Officer (EMO) is having a discussion his department head, LT Brown (OPS), … Continue reading →

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Not All Military Losses Are in Combat, But All Are Remembered

Posted on July 14, 2012 by psessum

By: Sean Peters Reprinted with permission from his Tumblr account. I’ve been meaning to post this for some time but I haven’t done it because it’s hard. Some of y’all have posted your stories of loss and how it’s affected … Continue reading →

Posted in Real Heroes | Tagged Cadets, Corps of Cadets, Loss, mountain climbers, Navy, Sean Peters, shine shoes, Texas A&M, Tragic, Training, uniform inspections | 3 Comments

OPSEC, You Are Doing It Wrong

Posted on July 11, 2012 by psessum

By: Peter Sessum OPSEC, or Operations Security, is a very important thing in the military. Most people in the military have a good understanding of it, but the friends and families of military personnel often don’t get it. Most of … Continue reading →

Posted in Kicking Some Knowledge | Tagged Afghanistan, Air Force, Army, aviation, aviation units, Blogging, Classified, Combat Zone, current-events, dogtag chronicles, FOB, Grunt, Marines, Military, Navy, Operational Security, OPSEC, PSYOP, Secret, Soldier, Top Secret, Troop movements, Tumblr, unit patches, Veterans, Vets | 5 Comments

Why We Like to Shoot

Posted on July 10, 2012 by psessum

By: Peter Sessum When I talk about wanting to go shooting there is always someone that looks down on it. I usually just walk away when they start to talk about how can I enjoy something so destructive. I don’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Kicking Some Knowledge | Tagged Afghanistan, Army, Barrett, Grunt, health, Life Skills, Meditation, mental-health, Military, PTSD, relaxing, Shooting, Sniper, Veterans, Vets | Leave a comment

Horace Greasley, Surviving WWII Like a Boss

Posted on July 5, 2012 by psessum

By: Peter Sessum The title of Greatest Generation is given to everyone who fought in WWII. Liberating the world from tyranny was not an easy feat and serving with men of such high caliber it is difficult to stand out. … Continue reading →

Posted in Real Heroes | Tagged Army, British soldier, Combat Zone, Germany, Himmler, Horace Greasley, Like a boss, Phony War, POW, POW camp, Real Hero, Special Forces, Stolen Valor, Survivor, Veterans, Vets, WWII | 8 Comments

Political Correctness Does Not Belong on the Frontline

Posted on July 3, 2012 by psessum

By: Peter Sessum There is a vicious, misogynistic attack against Muslim women involving the U.S. Navy and it needs to stop. Women who are almost universally believed to be oppressed by their culture are being attacked in a way they … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Kicking Some Knowledge | Tagged Controversy, current-events, human-rights, islam, Kill house, Muslim Women, Navy, Navy SEAL, navy seals, PC culture, Political Correctness, politics, religion, Special Forces, Target, targets, Terrorist, Training | Leave a comment

The Rain God, BOB and the Infantryman’s Relationship With the Weather

Posted on July 2, 2012 by psessum

By: Peter Sessum There is a saying in the Infantry, “If it ain’t raining, it ain’t training, if ain’t snowing, we ain’t going.” Okay not exactly profound I know and the only ones I have heard say it with any … Continue reading →

Posted in Kicking Some Knowledge, So There I Was | Tagged Army, BOB, Experiences, Germany, Grunt, Hohenfels, Infantry, nature, outdoors, POG, Rain God, snow gods, The Field, Training, Weather | Leave a comment

When Did Honorable Service Stop Being Enough?

Posted on July 2, 2012 by psessum

By: Peter Sessum With the Supreme Court striking down the Stolen Valor Act and people like Tim Poe making national headlines I have to wonder, when did serving with honor stop being good enough? I know that it sounds cooler … Continue reading →

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