So let [the American college graduate] habits be formed, and all his economies heroic; no spoiled child, no drone, no epicure, but a stoic, formidable, athletic, knowing how to be poor, loving labor, and not flogging his youthful wit with tobacco and wine; treasuring his youth. I wish the youth…

Overcoming the armor of an enemy is not a new problem in warfare. Even in the era of industrial war, militaries have often had to seek innovative solutions to overcome the protection of their enemies. In this article, I will describe two uses of safari rifle cartridges to overcome enemy…

So let his habits be formed, and all his economies heroic; no spoiled child, no drone, no Epicure, but a Stoic, formidable, athletic, knowing how to be poor, loving labor, and not flogging his youthful wit with tobacco and wine; treasuring his youth. I wish the youth to be an…

Voluntary Hardship and Psychological Resilience It is hard to believe that I have been on a more than two-year journey practicing the art of Stoic Toughening Training. The principle behind Stoic Toughening Training is simple. Expose yourself to voluntary hardships in times of comfort so you can build the resilience…

“You are just as dead if you buy the farm in an “incident” as you are if you buy it in a declared war.” — Robert Heinlein Recently reading Robert A. Heinlein’s Starship Troopers, I ran a cross a common phrase in the military, “He bought the farm.” It is…

I was all of 18 years old when I first stepped into the back of an ambulance as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) student. While the curriculum of my EMT program included instruction in Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD), I don’t recall ever attending one. My training as an EMT…

Next Generation Exoskeleton Technology to Aid in Ankle Injury Recovery and Injury Prevention — Over the last six months, I have been putting a pair of ARYSE IFASTs to the test. So far I have rucked over 800 miles wearing these devices with single-day marches as long as 62 miles. My experiences with the IFASTs have lead me to firmly believe that the technology…

Abstract: As the nations of the world seek to integrate females within all aspects of military service, female soldiers are being placed at disproportionate risk for injuries in comparison to men due to the influence of human sexual dimorphism. Trying to bring the non-battle injury risks (musculoskeletal injury rates) into…

Voluntary Hardship and Psychological Resilience — It was in the dark hours of the night of March 5th, 2021, that I crossed the 2,000 mile mark in my adventure in Stoic Toughening Training. I was eighteen miles and five hours into a march that if completed, would be one of the hardest physical challenges of my…