I’m sure you haven’t noticed, but I’ve been doing this for twelve years. Over the course of time I’ve transitioned from military blogging to guns and gun rights. This transition occurred quite a while back, but I know I’ve still kept some military readers.
The blog began as a way to log a journal online while my son was in the Marine Corps. My oldest son told me he thought I did it in order to stay sane. Perhaps. And perhaps I haven’t. It evolved into analysis and assessment of military strategy, tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs), rules of engagement, and the intersection of politics with all of the above.
The transition to guns and gun rights was natural, since keeping up with my son required me to learn the mechanics of firearms, and learn his tactics (e.g., shooting the AR-15 with the aggressive, plates-forward approach, which is now so comfortable to me that I wouldn’t be able to do it any other way). I’ve evolved my own methods now, including the use of the C-Clamp grip (or otherwise called thumb-over-bore grip, which I initially rejected as faddish but once I adopted it changed the stability of my shooting). I wouldn’t know what a squad rush or satellite patrol was without the impetus of knowing it to communicate with my son.
Over the course of time I’ve received visits from all of the military network domains (Army, Navy, AF, NG, CG, DoD), and still get regular visits from those as well as the DoJ, FBI Department of Criminal Justice, State Department, various appeals courts, The House of Representative, the Senate, and most state and many city governments. I often wonder if I have any readers who have stayed with me all twelve years? I’ve also received visits from the executive office of the president and the SCOTUS. I have no earthly idea why such people would be interested in reading this humble blog. I’m sure readers agree with that sentiment.
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