Wilfred Thesiger—a British Military Officer, writer, and explorer—once said, “No man can live this life and emerge unchanged. He will carry the imprint of the desert, the nomad; and he will have a yearning to return for this cruel land can cast a spell which no temperate climate can match.” With Mr. …

My first experience in understanding what it means to be a leader came as a result of my attendance at the Primary Leadership and Development Course (PLDC) or what is now referred to as the Warriors Leader Course (WLC). I attended PLDC in the summer of 2000, as an 11B Infantryman. By that time, I ha …

I remember the first military class I was ever called on to teach. Days before, my stomach was sick. I barely slept. It wasn’t the actual class that scared me because I knew the subject, it was public speaking and being judged by my peers. I was teaching individual movement techniques on the “method …

I feel like I can only write so much when it comes to describing brotherhood inside the military. It’s something words can’t fully explain. The raw emotion felt when experiencing life or death situations with another person can best be described as uncommon—especially during a time when everyone is …

I spent most of my years in the military operating in the Recon genre of Special Operations. A job that had me living out of a rucksack for days if not weeks at a time. I learned very quickly in combat what optimization and efficiency meant, how important considering every ounce was, and how that tr …

I’ve spent the majority of my adult life Overlanding. I started with my Jeep Wrangler Sahara. To this day, the only vehicle I’ve never sold and will never part with. I frequented Uwharrie National Forest every weekend and spent my free time looking for new trails, new experiences, and new places to …