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What Females Should Know Before Joining the Army
The Boot Camp experience is also known as: Basic Combat Training, BCT (the Army loves its acronyms), Basic Training, Boot, and Basic. One of my preparations for BCT: chopping off all of my hair! I was...
55 commentsFirst Female Buffalo Soldier - Cathay Williams
Cathay Williams (1842 –1892? ) was the first and only known female Buffalo Soldier. She was born into slavery and worked for the Union army during the Civil War. She posed as a man and enlisted as...
1 commentThe Ghosts of Alcatraz
THE GHOSTS OF ALCATRAZ As icy cold winds blow up San Francisco bay you can hear shutters banging away, filling the air with that clang, clang noise that always comes with something deserted and with roof...
2 commentsShel Silverstein: Adult Discourses
Shel Silverstein did not set out to write poetry for children, though he wrote over 400 poems for them. His main ideas were for adults, which he would continue to create and distribute throughout his life, alongside his catalog for children.
5 commentsLiving in the army
So you're wondering what is it like to be in the United States Army?. You probably have some questions as to what are the living conditions like in the united states army, what is the food like in the army,...
0 commentsBoot Camp Tips to Help You Run Better
As a former member of the United States Army, I can attest to the fact that running is a part of everyday soldier life. In boot camp, we were taught to properly run because one day, it could mean the...
0 commentsH1N1-So You Survived and Thrived The Virus Are You Immuned Or Doomed From Catching It Again?
I and everyone else believed I had the H1N1 Swine Flu Virus and I barely survived. Now as we enter the next phase of this scourge and it has pell melled over the world, am I or anyone else who was felled by...
0 commentsMT. PISGAH - FOLLOWING THE FOOTSTEPS TO VICTORY
Footsteps and paths are often laid for others to follow. Great pioneer examples are among them. On a beautiful afternoon of 20 April, 2008, I had the privilege of taking a detour off a highway in south...
0 commentsHumvee The High Mobitlity Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle Father Of Hummers
The Humvee is actually the short name for High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle abbreviated as HMMWV. This vehicle has become an unavoidable part of the United States Army. It is a military 4WD...
1 commentGood Job Mr President
Sir;> Before I get to the subject of the title, let me introduce my self. I am a male in my fifties, I grew up in the suburbs of Chicago. I served over 22 years in the United States Army; 11 of them as a...
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