Today we bring you another op-ed from Chris Hernandez. In true Breach-Bang-Chris fashion he articulates and then excoriates one of the worst things in the military mindset: learned helplessness. One must wonder - what if they gave a war and stupidity DIDN'T come?...
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Tomahook: a ‘tactical axe’ worthy of Cormac mac Airt and Buliwyf
The Tomahook™ is a new BRWFFI (that's the convnient acronym for Battle Ready War Fighting Field Implement) by Boker Plus. It's from Max Venom and it is not your typical "tactical tomahawk". As such it's worth a look, whether you're a door-kicker deployed overseas, a...
Video & Audio – cut off and surrounded in Grozny
Some of us are old enough to remember when lessons learned in Chechnya by the Russians were first passed on for MOUT consideration here in the US.You can like the Russians or not, but it's hard not to sympathize for these poor bastards.Comms PlanPrimary: Subscribe to...
The Truth About The French Army Pt III: The French Don’t Run
Read the final installment of Chris Hernandez’ series about the truth of the French military and common misperceptions about French Soldiers.
Musings on the Zimmerman Trial from a Trainer – Too Much Training?
A couple of days ago we ran an article musing on the ramifications of the Zimmerman trial (well, potential ramifications) on concealed carriers. It created a lot of conversation. Today we're going to address the idea of too much training courtesy of Brannon LeBouef....
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Fight Like a Girl: Tatiana, "From Fine Art to Firearms"
You guys know we enjoy hearing from proficient, intelligent females who talk tactics, shooting and other aspects of the "modern fighting woman". You've heard from many bad ass examples of this in the past (Kim, Ellen, Melissa, Ruthie and a few others). Not only are...
White Flags and Dropped Rifles? The Real Truth About Working with the French Army
This morning's article is by guest author Chris Hernandez, another Texan member of the Breach-Bang-Clear team. Chris is a combat veteran (he takes great pains to make it clear he is not some kind of special ninja operations snake-eater) and in our humble opinion an...
Musings on the Zimmerman Trial from a Gun Carrier
Today we'll no doubt see more of the courtroom dog and pony show from Florida that seems to preoccupy every reputable news network in the US (as well as MSNBC). So let's look at that, and talk about a couple of things that could cause us some problems. In order to do...
Doorkicker Readin’: Safe from the War
What you'll be reading below is actually part two of the three book (so far) Proof of Our Resolve series by our friend Chris Hernandez. The first volume is a novel about a Texas Army National Guard infantry platoon deployed to Afghanistan. It does a great job...
Doorkicker Readin’: Mercenary Blues
As you may have noticed, we've added the Swingin' Dick Approved page to the menu. These are books written by our staff or contributors. Some are good, some are very good, some mediocre and at some point we'll probably have one that is terrible. That's okay though,...