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'Discipline Equals Freedom’ Is A Self-Help Book For The Navy SEAL In Everyone

Lifestyle
James Clark

Jocko Willink led SEAL Team 3’s Task Unit Bruiser in Iraq during the 2006 Battle of Ramadi, before retiring from the military as a commander in 2010 after 20 years of service. Since then, he's earned his keep as a motivational speaker, host of a self-named podcast, a nonfiction author whose third book, Discipline Equals Freedom, went on sale Oct. 17.

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The Army Is Looking For A Few Good Soldiers To Play Video Games

Gear
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It looks like the U.S. Army has fully embraced the America’s legions of gamers, but don’t start freaking out about the endtimes just yet. In Operation Overmatch, an upcoming online video game developed by the service, two teams of eight soldiers take command of an assortment of tanks and armored vehicles and do battle with new and advanced war machines.

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How A Forward-Looking Approach To Gender Will Make The Marines Stronger

Opinion
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During a recent chat with a fellow Marine, the Marines United scandal and debate about gender within the Corps inevitably came up. We’d been catching up, talking about our families and careers, but the mention of gender brought an eye-roll from our friend.

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He Watched The Battle Of Gettysburg From His House, Then Joined In

History
Photo via the Library of Congress.

You may be a badass, but you’ll never be “joining the battle of Gettysburg at the age of 69” badass. Those bragging rights belong to John L. Burns, who earned the title “the old hero of Gettysburg” after he saw the crucial battle from his house, grabbed an old musket and joined the Union line.

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Take Your Nerf-Gun Game To The Next Level With This Video

Gear
Image via YouTube

Back when we were kids playing with Nerf guns and relished in the joy of pelting an annoying sibling or friend in the face with foam darts, there were two surefire ways to spoil the fun. First, you’d run out of ammo. Second, the darts you did have never hit a damn thing unless you were standing five feet from your target.

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Marine War Horse Honored For Battlefield Bravery In Korean War

History
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On July 27, 2016, a Korean War hero was posthumously awarded for battlefield bravery. The Marine honored by British and American military personnel in London was a horse named Sgt. Reckless.

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