I received the following by email: I am not a warrior or want’a-bee warrior, too old at 67 y/o. However I have spent 34 years as a Professional Alaskan Hunting Guide. We use quality binoculars more than any other tool to get the job done. I may have missed it, but when you talk of […]

As I sometimes do, I am going to expand on two comments posted on: ‘The Ingredients for your Victory: Tactics + Gear.’ First one: “And how do you think the actual resistance fighters will feel about the fat-asses holed up in their bunkers, not doing any of the heavy lifting? Maybe they will do some […]

There was a very good response to my recent post ‘Realistic Rucking‘ some of which I want to extract and use to make some points in this post. As I progress with this blog and the training site, things are starting to coalesce. The method  in the madness is becoming more apparent to me.  What […]

LINK TO THE WIKIPEDIA ARTICLE Extract: The Hürtgen Forest occupies a rugged area between the Rur river and Aachen. The dense conifer forest is broken by few roads, tracks and firebreaks; vehicular movement is restricted. In the autumn and early winter of 1944, the weather was cold and wet and often prevented air support. Ground conditions varied […]

I was a little perplexed, but also (a little) encouraged,  by these news reports. They are both about 3 PARA on exercise in the UK, concentrating on conventional operations rather than the recent focus entirely on Afghan style operations. It was a little discouraging to hear both the reporter and one of the interviewed soldiers […]

I’ve seen some stuff around and about recently about rucking. I remember back in the day when I could ruck twenty miles carrying 150lbs in about an hour. Ooops – Bullsh*t Alert! Let’s take a realistic look at rucking. I did do an article not so long ago about extreme rucking on UKSF selection – […]

On a more serious note, the real version of the training video “How Not To Be Seen: How Not to Be Seen – Monty Python Marching Up and Down the Square – Monty Python Blackadder Goes Forth – Best of General Melchett Blackadder Goes Forth – General Melchett Visits The Troops Blackadder Goes Forth final […]

Lots of little gems, as usual. Question: where do they take in shit in the snipers hide (or OP, if you were doing one and are not a sniper)? Answer: in a ziplock bag, and carry it out. Fun. (Re: The Briefing Officer: yes, I know where you are going with that. Don’t ask, don’t […]

Old school. If you are serious about adding vegetation to your equipment (head/shoulders/back) you should consider a couple of things: 1) Use cam netting/burlap strips or similar as a base level of camouflage to break up your shape. For example, add a bit of camouflage netting to your helmet (or hat) to break up the […]

Marksmanship principles. Good video. Shoot to Kill Live Hard, Die Free. MV