Reading Time: 4 minutesToday, we’re going to talk about the Stolen Valor Act. Throughout time there has always been cheaters and liars. Some of the lowest, and most disgusting of these are the “wastes of oxygen” who claim they received military awards, and use them to gain respect, money or other benefits. Please excuse the terminology I use, … Read more
Reading Time: 4 minutesGuest Post by Laura Seefeld Just after I graduated from college, I enlisted in the US Army, as an active duty Behavioral Health Technician (68X). Yes, after and no, I did not want to be an officer. I joined very specifically as enlisted because I wanted to be sure that I worked in behavioral health, … Read more
Reading Time: 4 minutesGuest Post by Daniel Slone There are distinct varieties of infantry in the U.S. Army—mechanized, airborne, light—and while these days I am a light or “leg” infantryman, for several years early in my career I served in a mechanized infantry line company. I have many fond memories of my time as a Bradley gunner and … Read more
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe purpose of this post is to hear from you and learn why you decided to join the Army! I figure the best way to do that would be to share my own story about why I joined the Army and how it worked out for me. My story begins in small town Skowhegan, Maine. … Read more
Reading Time: 7 minutesToday, I’d like to share 5 life lessons I learned in Army Basic Training. Army Basic Training changed my life in ways I never could have imagined. In January 1996, I left my small hometown in Maine and headed to Fort Jackson, South Carolina, to begin my Army journey. Just a few months earlier, I … Read more
Reading Time: 4 minutesGuest Post by Tiffani Maynor Today, I want to share my experience as a military analyst mobile training team instructor and combat intelligence support operations specialist. My goal is to share what I learned while in the job, so you can learn from my successes and mistakes. I was a military analyst mobile training team … Read more
Reading Time: 8 minutesMy first unit as a newly commissioned Army officer was the 64th Forward Support Battalion (FSB), which is now known as the 64th Brigade Support Battalion (BSB), at Fort Carson, Colorado. From 2000 to 2003, the battalion was assigned to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division. The unit consisted of a Headquarters and … Read more
Reading Time: 6 minutesGuest Post by CPT Michael Kane Before I joined the Army, I used to always see the commercials for the U.S. Army and they would flash many action packed scenes of Soldiers running with weapons, tanks rolling across the open battlefield, and many other jobs. At the end of the commercial, they would sing “Be, … Read more
Reading Time: 6 minutesMy goal today is to share my experience working as a National Training Center Observer Controller. In 2001, while serving as a young Quartermaster Second Lieutenant with the 64th Forward Support Battalion at Fort Carson, Colorado, I received temporary duty orders to report to the National Training Center (NTC) at Fort Irwin, California. I was … Read more
Reading Time: 3 minutesI spent 15 years of my life in the Army and really enjoyed the experience. If it wasn’t for the Army, I wouldn’t be where I am today! It’s helped make me into a man, a patriotic citizen, a good businessman, a good father and good husband. What I want to do in the paragraphs … Read more