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History of Trench Coats - Not Just For Flashers

Surprisingly, there’s a lot more to the trench coat and its origin than most people realize.

Encouragement For Tough Guys, From A Tough Guy

This morning I want to throw around a couple "hard to swallow pills". The military doesn't have a monopoly on sacrifice, and being a tough guy doesn't mean you don't struggle with depression. Ther...

The Gains From Doing Nothing: The Benefits of Apnea Training

The Spy Who Loved Us - An Intelligence Operative's Rules For Survival

I’m part of that OG cohort of young recruits who were in DC on 9/11. My entry into the Intelligence Community was a fire drill; a sort of shell-shocked mix of earnest duty and eat-your-face-off ra...

5 Books To Keep Your Mind As Trained As Your Body

As the self-appointed SOFLETE literary critic and grouchy librarian, I have harangued you all to read David Joy and Larry Brown’s books on multiple occasions. You should read David Joy because he’...