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A “Sling-load” is something that is attached to the bottom of a helicopter like a sack of groceries. Sometimes it’s a howitzer cannon, sometimes it’s a vehicle, sometimes it’s just a pallet of ammunition. In the U.S. Army Air Assault school, we dedicated a large amount of time studying, building, and being tested on sling-loads.…

“Comparison is the thief of joy” – Theodore Roosevelt “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house . . . your neighbor’s wife . . . nor anything that is your neighbor’s” (Exodus 20:17) Here is a quote from Theodore Roosevelt (one of my favorite presidents), and the Bible. This is not just an internet search…

You can divide leadership down into so many different things to discuss. We could probably go over leadership skills every day for three months and still need more time to cover it all. Tonight though, I want to talk about a theory of motivation called the “Hawthorn Effect”. Elton Mayo developed an explanation of motivation…

In the U.S. Army Infantry, after you establish a patrol base or secure perimeter, you begin priorities of work. It always starts with weapons maintenance. Without that, in a combat environment, you are a liability to everyone. So you start by ensuring that your team’s weapon systems are clean, functioning properly and ready. Next is…

Safety and Security… Safety: noun– the condition of being protected from or unlikely to cause danger, risk, or injury. Security: noun– the state of being free from danger or threat. I’m going to need you to put on your logical thinking caps for this one, because it’s a difficult thing to comprehend. To be safe,…

Quitting… This is something that I personally think isn’t talked about enough, and definitely not understood. In this world, all you hear is never quit, quitting is for losers… you know the drill. But there’s a part of me that thinks this is a huge part in the downfall of society right now. We forgot…

When you are navigating this wild place, you are constantly looking for options. Weighing a risk/reward as you work towards your goals. The human body by nature will always choose the path of the least resistance, because it doesn’t know when your next meal is. Your body is always in conservation mode. Well it’s 2023…

“Don’t judge me by your limitations “ This is probably my most favorite quote, ever. Not only because it strikes painfully clear, but because I heard my father say it. I was a Crew Chief at a private FBO (fixed base of operations) at an airfield along the front range mountains in Colorado. For those…

Look. In no guru of happiness… I don’t have a degree in psychology, nor am I a licensed therapist. What I am though, is experienced in a wide range of emotions from lows to highs throughout a wild lifetime of experiences in a short period of time. I have attended years of counseling at the…

METT-TC Depending This was a mnemonic in the Army for when you were trying to plan an operation but you knew there were variables that needed to be accounted for once you were on the ground. The best, most well planned operation can fall apart in seconds, and usually does, once things really start happening.…