PTSD is not Contagious or an Excuse

Last Friday I woke up to my normally filled email inbox. However there were two emails that stuck out to me. One was from BBC and the other was from SkyNews. I have been a guest on both of their Radio and TV shows respectively, but am on BBC much more. Both media outlets wanted [...]

Everybody Just Simmer Down!

I’ve been hearing about this all day.  I’ve had people call, text, email, and post on Facebook about it.  MOS 31E – Internment/Resettlement Specialist.  For some reason, advertisements for this MOS on various job boards, like Monster.com, have brought out more crazies than the Birthers could hope to generate.  It didn’t help that these ads were [...]

Memorial Day, Don’t forget why you aren’t at work

Better than a Pinewood Derby

Where was this program when my middle son was wanting to drop out of Boy Scouts, which he eventually did. I can guarantee you he would still be in and probably be the top Scout had they offered this in pack 93. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/14/us/14explorers.htmlThe responding officers — eight teenage boys and girls, the youngest 14 — [...]

Good job Mr. President

I will complain when I don’t agree and I will compliment when I do agree. If the President or his administration does something I think is good or in the best interest of this county I will say so. I was not happy when I heard that the President was going to release the additional [...]

Leadership and Laptops

I just read an article from the March 2009 edition of USAA magazine entitled Leadership and Laptops.  The BLUF of the responses to the theme coming from COs & PLs is the inordinate amount of time and effort consumed by after action / post patrol reports, all done using MS Powerpoint. WTF, over? Can anyone out [...]

Over 1050 Generals support DADT

Check out a Op-Ed piece that was published yesterday in the Wa-Po (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2009/04/14/ST2009041402780.html?sid=ST2009041402780) and read how over 1000 very experienced General and Flag officers have signed onto a letter that was sent to the President requesting him to keep the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy in place. They cite facts, statistics and put up a [...]

Homeland Security Secretary Apologizes

It seems that the uproar by many blogs (to include this one), Veteran groups like Vets For Freedom and Veterans of Foreign Wars, and many in the public in general have been heard by the Obama Administration. DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano gave an apology on Fox News on Thursday for the report that was blogged [...]

Taps Like You’ve Never Heard Before

I really can’t add words to this video:

So my government thinks I am a domestic terrorist threat?

*Originally posted on my main site, www.bouhammer.com, but I felt so strong about this and because of the content that I had to post it here too* N/T to LT Nixon for this one. Apparently the Government that my father served for 22 years as a US Army Special Forces soldier, risking his life and [...]