The facts are still coming in. Next of Kin are still being notified. Thankfully the “T” word isn’t being avoided. I have some sad predictions. As soon as the authorities announce the type of rifle Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez used to murder four unarmed Marines the anti-gun community will revisit their attempts to limit American’s right …
The NYT reported the story of Lt. Col. Kate Germano, a commander of an all women Marine basic training unit. Besides increasing female Marine physical performance and a three-fold increase in rifle qualification Germano made enemies and was recently relieved. Statements like “telling them (female Marines) their male counterparts will never respect them if they …
The House Armed Services Committee asked the Pentagon in late April why the Army and the Marines use different primary ammunition types in their most common small arms caliber 5.56mm. It’s a curious contradiction since the Army and Marines are fighting the same enemy in the same regions of the world. Now that the worldwide …
35 years ago I celebrated my first 4th of July in uniform. My memory might be a bit hazy but I remember it as follows. Three days after arriving at West Point and surviving R-Day I found myself on the “Plain” participating in the Cadet Basic Training Regiment 4th of July Review. R-Day stands for …
