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Category Archives: Commentary
Check Your Priorities
By: Peter Sessum So there I was, in Afghanistan, no shit. I was standing in the terminal at Bagram Airfield waiting to fly to Khowst Province. I had a M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) slung across my front, a rifle … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, So There I Was
Tagged Afghanistan, Army, Baagram, current-events, Danny Chen, Experiences, FOB, Government Waste, Kwost, My Deployment, politics, PSYOP, Senate Hearings, So There I Was, Superbowl, Veterans, Wardrobe Malfunction
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America’s Got Liars
By: Peter Sessum On Monday, a person got on stage of America’s got talent and told a sob story about how he survived an RPG attack in Afghanistan and was worried that he would not live to see his kids … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary
Tagged Afghanistan, Americas Got Talent, Army, Combat Zone, Grunt, Medal Fraud, POG, SGT Tim Poe, Special Forces, Stolen Valor, Veterans, Vets
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Celebrating Asian American Pacific Islander Month By Recognizing True American Heroes
By: Peter Sessum When most people think of the “Greatest Generation” they picture a platoon of fresh faced, corn-fed farm boys from the Midwest and one wise cracking kid from Brooklyn. It is the movie stereotype of the WWII American … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Real Heroes
Tagged API, Army, Asian American Heritage Month, Combat Zone, Gothic Line, Internment Camp, Japanese Americans, Leadership, Mission, Nisei, Pearl Harbor, politics, Veterans, Vets, WWII
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Life Was Better When You Could Punch Someone
By: Peter Sessum I am not an advocate of freeform or random violence, however, things were better when you could punch someone in the face without getting fired or going to jail. Of course you couldn’t just hit anyone; that … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary
Tagged AGT, Bullies, Bully, current-events, Harassment, Hazing, law of the jungle, Life Skills, Little Brother Bully, Piers Morgan, politics, Rank
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Military Leadership Part 2: Officer v. Enlisted
By: Peter Sessum If I were a human resources manager and had to fill two position in a corporation, one for CEO and one for a factory shift leader and only had to choose from an Army Staff Sergeant and … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Military Leadership
Tagged Air Force, Army, current-events, Enlisted, enlisted soldier, Kicking Some Knowledge, Leadership, Leading, Management, Marines, Navy, Officers, politics, Punishment, Rank, Soldiers, Veterans, Working With Vets
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The Inherent Racism of Star Trek
By: Peter Sessum When you say that Star Trek is racist, geeks around the world freak out. They want to point out the diversity in the Federation and lament on how a black woman was fifth in command of the … Continue reading
POGs, Gomers and Geardos
By: Peter Sessum I saw this comic once. In it a diner asked a passing waiter for a glass of water, the waiter replied that it was not his table. The man started having problems and was gasping for air, … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Kicking Some Knowledge
Tagged Airsoft, Geardo, Gomer, Grunt, If Only Ranger, POG, Special Forces, Vets, Video Games
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Is the Infantry Ready for Females?
By: Peter Sessum Don’t ever put the words “women” and “can’t” in the same sentence around my mother unless you want to start a fight. So I do not make this argument lightly. I have no doubt that someday women … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary
Tagged Afghanistan, Army, Combat Zone, DAT, Grunt, Marines, Sniper, Tanker, Women in Combat
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How Big is Your Family?
By: Peter Sessum Your siblings are the family you are born with, your platoon mates are the family you are issued, but your brothers are the family you choose. Those in the military will agree, you are closer to the … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Kicking Some Knowledge
Tagged Army, Brotherhood, Brothers, Experiences, Family, Friends, Siblings, Veterans, Vets
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The Dogtag Chronicles 
The Spec-4 Mafia, If You Ask You Lose All Deniability
By: Peter Sessum Recently, I was filling in as a production assistant for a few days and I think I impressed the boss with my work ethic and performance. I joked that they were going to miss me and told … Continue reading →