Author: Braxton Taylor
Spring might mean blooming flowers and warmer weather for most of America, but for military families, spring kicks off a different kind of season — PCS season. And let’s be honest, permanent change-of-station moves are about as relaxing as assembling furniture with no instructions, during a thunderstorm, while juggling kids and pets. Right?PCS’ing is consistently ranked as one of the most stressful parts of military life. You’re uprooting your life, your routine and sometimes your sanity. But with the right plan and a few smart financial moves, you can turn the chaos into opportunity and maybe even come out ahead…
The old adage “timing is everything” rings true, especially regarding your workout schedule. Recent insights, including from a Nature Portfolio study, reveal essential strategies to enhance recovery through effective workout scheduling. Here is a question from a person who exercises regularly and is working to fit it into his schedule better:Stew, I have a question about scheduling workouts. Some days, my commute causes me to miss my morning or pre-work workout. If I do it in the evening, I feel wired for the next few hours, often staying awake past midnight, which affects my wakeup time the next morning. Do…
April 30, 2025, marks the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon, the end of South Vietnam and the conclusion of the Vietnam War. The toll it took on both North and South was enormous: 1.1 million North Vietnamese and Viet Cong fighters died in the war, along with 250,000 South Vietnamese troops and 58,220 American service members.U.S. intervention in the Vietnam War left the country forever changed and Americans would never again have complete faith in their elected leaders. The war is the subject of a new five-part Netflix documentary series, the latest in director and executive producer Brian…
Army to cut generals, PEOs, commands? Service leaders are reportedly weighing a proposal to reduce the number of generals and program executive offices, and even to merge Army Futures Command with Training and Doctrine Command. That’s from Breaking Defense, which says “two sources in industry have seen a document laying the plan out, while another three have heard details that match the document.”Trimming the Army’s top ranks has been on Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George’s mind since he took the top job in 2023. In December, George said the Army would cut at least a dozen general officers in…
Metal-injection molding (MIM) creates complex, durable and reliable metal parts in things we use daily. Its ability to churn out high volumes at reduced cost endeared it to the firearm industry decades ago. Despite that fact, gun companies we asked about the process were tight lipped. Read the full article here
Spring is here, and you might have a fired-up gobbler or a fat rainbow trout on your mind. But there’s another reason to get outside with a gun in hand. Several US states have spring squirrel seasons, which means you can hit the woods like it’s September or October and fire up the crock pot when you get home.We all know the best thing about squirrel hunting is that it’s cheap, requires little gear or commitment, and can give you just as good a time in the wilderness as any other hunt. That’s what makes it a perfect add-on to…
Most people labor under the misconception that, in the battle between a firearm and a knife, the gun always wins. While under most circumstances this is true, it’s not always so—and thinking it is can be detrimental to survival. What are the do’s and don’ts of bringing a gun to a knife fight? As with all personal combat, it boils down to relying on a dependable set of skills specific to solving the tactical problem. In personal defense against one or more assailants wielding edged weapons at conversational ranges, is your everyday concealed-carry handgun and current training level an optimal…