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5 second video - worth your time. https://vine.co/v/Mw9e9wQgI52 Thankful for those who serve, and those who have paid the ultimate price for our freedom.

Letter from Ft. Hood 1st Lt. calling for soldiers to be allowed to carry firearms Powerful stuff: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10101409318132145&id=18414353&stream_ref=10 Heroism of Sergeant First Class Daniel Ferguson is especially notable, but point of Cook's letter...

My DS is a second semester freshman at UNG and loves it. He is a contracted cadet with a 4 year AROTC scholarship, and turned down scholarship offers from Citadel and VMI in favor of UNG (not to disparage either of those fine schools, he just felt UNG was right for him). In terms of...

Congrats to all! :thumb: My DS just successfully completed his first semester at UNG, and is now a c/PFC. Got a nice blue folder with a photo of the school and Corps on the drill field along with his acceptance certificate a little over a year ago. Seems like just yesterday - time does...

My DS went to the one in the spring earlier this year. He had already been accepted to UNG (along with The Citadel, VMI, and elsewhere), but this helped confirm for him that North Georgia was where his wanted to be. Having been through Frog Week now, he describes NLC as "Frog Week Lite" -...

Below is a link to a video with over 5,000 time lapse photos from around the UNG campus, the town square, and surrounding mountains/countryside, shot by a UNG senior for his senior project: http://youtu.be/WmP6WDqWuNQ Gorgeous shots - best viewed full-screen in high def. Enjoy!

Had the privilege of meeting Howard Wasdin at a book signing for his book, SEAL Team Six: Memoirs of an Elite Navy SEAL Sniper. He's one of five SEALs who received the Silver Star for his actions in the Battle of Mogadishu. Larger list of honorees can be found via the link below...

Congrats to your DS! Great organization with great people.

Funny how all those shaved heads look the same from a distance :smile:

Will do - though you're only two posts away :wink:

Hi payitforward - congrats to your DS, and welcome to the forum! My DS is also a freshman - in Foxtrot / Patriot Hall. Settling in to classes and life in the Corps, and loving it overall. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions, etc. Figuring this all out myself, but happy to...

The scene in the movie was a gladiatorial re-enactment (not the actual battle), where Maximus was supposed to be one of the overmatched and defeated Carthaginians, but due to his leadership, the gladiator "Carthaginians" routed the Romans. Very cool scene - whole movie is historical...

Two famous covers most might not know were covers: Aretha Franklin - Respect Elvis Presley - Hound Dog Not quite as high on the happy scale however. Still eligible for the prize? :shake:

Thanks hornetguy - this helps add some context for those of us who are less familiar with the inner workings of military life. Wonder what folks thoughts are about someone going to the press the way SM Sgt. Monk did? How common or appropriate is this? Courageous whistle blower...

Thanks Bullet - really appreciate your insights. Generally agree with the sentiment expressed by Packer and others as well, in the sense that whatever job it is you're being paid to do, you should honor that and not abuse your authority by using it to advance your own personal agenda, religious...

A lot of favorites already mentioned. Few more I could think of: Master and Commander with Russell Crowe was not a bad flick. Always remember to take the lesser of two weevils... Speaking of Russel Crowe - Gladiator. Battle of Carthage scene shows the difference a great leader can make...

Wow - lots of goods posts / food for thought here. Would love to have time / opportunity to follow-up on each of the comments here, but will limit myself to a couple of responses. Starting with: I'd argue that such a separation is not so clear if one interprets this to mean that all forms...

Oh the irony... :smile: Regarding the title of the post, that was the title of the article/opinion piece I linked to and was asking for feedback on initially. As has been noted, the facts of the case appear to be more nuanced and less cut and dry than the title would imply. So I apologize...

Thanks Bullet! Very helpful. For the "raggedy edges" example above, how easy is it in practice for an officer to separate communications of personal religious beliefs from command oriented communications? Is there an established protocol or right vs. wrong way to distinguish clearly between...

Thanks for the news link - and my experience as well is that there is often more to the story. As a parent of an AROTC cadet, and a professing Christian, I certainly have an interest in such stories, but lack any real world experience with how such matters are handled in the military, so I...