Balance. That is the word I want you to remember as you read this story. If the past few years of news headlines involving people defending themselves in this overtly liberal society have taught us anything, it is that responsible citizens (ie Civilian Operators) must always seek a BALANCED RESPONSE to anything regarding self-defense, otherwise,…
Author: The Tactical Hermit
Armed Texan and Part-Time Bard.
Technology Dependent and Useless……..
It can be stated categorically that over-reliance on any one thing is BAD. This point was reinforced and qualified for me when I heard a story about the military brass in the Pentagon getting report after report about new line officer’s (the combat platoon leaders in the field) when stripped of all “electronic gadgets”…
Cyber-Terrorism and Air Travel
If you were worried about box cutters and strange liquids in un-approved containers on your next flight you need to switch that off and get on message. THE BLUE SCREEN OF DEATH AT 30,000 FT.
Let Slip the Dogs of War
The CO and the Canine by A.H. and S.S. Most people are aware of the fact that dogs can be a deterrent to criminals, but sometimes we can have our sights too low and miss the real value a good dog can provide. This is something that the military has done well for over 3…
Life Lessons from a Combat Platoon Leader
I came across an article in Tom Rick’s Best Defense which is a section of Foreign Policy online magazine recently that I found very enlightening, not only for the non-nonsense manner in which it was written, but also because of the universal way in which the lessons learned can be applied to the training and the…
New Blog up and running: The History Locker
Attention all my loyal readers…I now have a new blog dedicated solely to Military History, The History Locker. My hope is that the CO will gain a new understanding and appreciation of the past, specifically Military History, so he can better effect his future. Please visit The History Locker today and don’t forget to…
A CO’s Synopsis on Guerilla Warfare
Being a history buff, in particular, military history, I am one of those guys that fills notebooks and flash drives with random notes that I find interesting and/or useful from books, lectures, magazine articles, etc. The following are some random notes I have taken on the subject. The source(s) for the majority of my notes…
The Evolution of the “Ambi” Fighter
Ambi= Ambidextrous; The ability to use the right and left hands EQUALLY well. Being a military history buff, I really enjoy studying the progression/evolution of tactics and weaponry in warfare through the years. One of the most applicable of these “progressions” that pertains to the CO specifically has been the development of being ambidextrous in…
Protecting your Children in an Era of School Violence
No doubt about it, this decade will go down in history as one of the most violent decades in history for violence in American schools. You know the problem has grown to epidemic proportions when if asked about the latest school tragedy by a friend or co-worker, you have to ask “which one” they are…
States Rights: Will Nevada be the next “Shot heard around the World”?
The encroachment of that bloated organism called the “Federal Government” into state sovereignty has reached crisis proportions. While most of America has been busying themselves worrying about 2nd Amendment rights, and rightly so, few have concerned themselves with the often neglected issue of our 10th Amendment rights; the RIGHTS OF THE STATE. Enter Cliven…