Well - what's in your medkit? Do you have a TQ at home, in your vehicle, at the office? Military guys outside the wire don't count. LEOs On The Job - if it's in a first aid kit in your trunk, it doesn't count. Armed and Ready Citizens - if it's buried in the medicine...
AuthorMad Duo
Scroll down to read articles.
Just what is a "Pew Professional"?
So we're pow-wowing with our friend Mat the other day and he's in a Pew Professional shirt from Article 15 Clothing. (Mat's the guy behind the "How to be an Operator" and "How to Work Out Like an Operator" videos you've probably seen.) The conversation goes quickly...
The Needs Of Warriors: One Marine’s Take on a Broken System
The Needs of Warriors: Mental Stability in the U.S. Marines. We're going to give one of our friends a soapbox this morning. We are publishing a paper he wrote while pursuing is degree. Take a look. Note: for those of you who might object to the moto parts, please look...
Sochi SITREP 6: Lessons Learned
The Olympics have ended - thankfully nothing untoward happened (that we're aware of). Whether that was because Russian CT and security efforts were effective, because the Jihadis are busy elsewhere or a combination of those two things. We may never know. ...
Victory First – we don’t say "Expert" lightly
Today we bring you a few words from Mad Duo Nate about a class on gunfighting - gunfighting strictly from positions of concealment, courtesy of Victory First. Perhaps this will help you undersand why we believe Matt to be one of the finest, most approachable (and...
Back the Bang:
Enter BANG7 at checkout to save a few bucks.
Leadership in the Shadows (with Kyle Lamb)
Leadership in the Shadows is the name of Kyle Lamb's forthcoming new book. If you've been following us at all over the last couple of years, you know the Mad Duo are big admirers of Lamb. We've trained with him (not just our minions, but us), drunk lemonade with him...
Your Weekend Read – Lest We Forget
Lest We Forget is a book by Leo Jenkins, an Army Ranger medic from 3/75. It shows not just what it takes to become a medic for SOF forces during a time of war, but what happens once you do – including pictures and first-person accounts from the search and rescue operation after Operation Redwings.
PTSD, Reading Comprehension and the Great American Love of Victimhood
Remember how Mad Duo Chris stirred everyone up with his post about PTSD, and how the fakers and bullshitters make it harder on those who really have it? Some people agreed, some disagreed, some engaged in intelligent discussion (a Good Thing), some acted like he'd...
Desperate times call for a mag bayonet
You read that right. A magazine mounted bayonet. Your final unfulfilled tactical need has been met. You can use this when you're fully jocked up in body armor and LBE or Ukrainian riot gear. You can use this if you're trench fighting on the Western Front. You can use...
Sochi SITREP Part 5
The Winter Olympics started last Thursday. We're 6 days in and (thankfully) there have been no terror attacks (that we know of). Is that because Russian CT and security efforts are effective, because the Jihadis are busy elsewhere, a combination of the two or...