Lets talk about Social media safety and cell phone usage. This article is long overdue and what I am going to write about is an issue that has gone out of control! The issue at hand is privacy, and mainly privacy with using your cell phone! While standing in the...
It seems every day that goes by the military appearance of our troops gets worse. I don’t just mean by the way the uniforms are worn. I mean the total appearance of each military member from head to toe. The military has changed in many ways since I myself joined...
When I first came into the military, I was offered a job with the military police. I have to tell you that I had no interest in taking it. I am not saying military police do not have a place in the military; it’s just not a job that I...
You have to be a very special person to be a military chaplain. When a person enlists in the military and decides to become a chaplain, they have to be willing and ready to accept that they will deal with a lot of sadness. Many times the chaplain is the...
There is nothing like the sound of a military cadence call sung by military personnel while running or marching. The best alarm clock in the military is the sound of an infantry unit singing “Hail O’ Hail O’ Infantry”. This will for sure send chills down the spine of any...
We as veterans and service members have all been asked: Why did you join the military? I’ve also been asked why at my age I still enjoy it. The military is unlike any other job you could ever have. I joined the military way back in 1988 and was active...
The military alphabet was adapted by NATO decades ago for communication between NATO countries due to language barriers. The alphabet is known as the International Radio telephony Spelling Alphabet. The US military uses it for many different purposes, including communication codes, shorthand, slang, and certain acronyms. What the Military...
Green on blue is a term that may not be familiar to a lot of civilians. In the military, we are here to help. That’s what it was from the beginning of OIF and OEF. U.S. and coalition forces were in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other countries to help rid the...
Military enlisted ranks have always been fascinating for me. I have always wondered why the military branches use different military ranks instead of having them the same across the board. I guess there has to be a difference so the Marines don’t have to worry about being asked if they...
In the military, there has always been some sense of competition between the enlisted personnel and the commissioned officers. It does not matter which branch you’re in, or what rank you are: there is a huge difference between the two job types. There is also a difference in opportunities for...
We start competing the day we’re born. I say this because if I was a nurse in the newborn section of the hospital, I would attend to the loudest-crying baby first. From infancy and on, life is filled with competition. And that sense of competition only grows stronger when you...
I’ve spent over 15 years in the military and watched many soldiers and sailors come and go. I’ve realized that the military career is not for everybody, and that some people spend four to five years in the military and that is enough for them. I have, however, spent some...