“Despite all odds, I was determined to accomplish two things: learn to shoot properly without pain, and share with others (especially women), the training and tricks I had learned over time. Thirteen years later, armed with the knowledge that comes from first-hand experience and training, I was hired by the NRA’s Law Enforcement Activities Division. I had the opportunity to share what I had learned by training police officers…
Lance Corporal Kylie Watson was awarded the Military Cross, the third highest medal in the British system given for courage, for disregarding her own safety in order to save the life of an Afghan soldier. He had been shot twice in the pelvis and was under heavy Taliban fire when Watson rushed to his side and performed life-saving first aid. On another note… has anyone noticed that all of the…
What would you do if you had a large pieces of metal embedded in your shoulder? Lance Corporal Sally Clarke saved the lives of seven other fellow soldiers before tending to herself. Get more info here
The British Army 2 Rifles has been in the thick of it in Afghanistan. The Brits have a ton of women serving with them on the front lines, most of them medics. Below is a video of a firefight between the 2 Rifles and enemy combatants.
There is a pretty good article about the military’s new positions for women on the ground and what it could point toward. It’s stuff like this that gives me tingles. Army Special Operations Command has deployed its first teams of female Soldiers assigned to commando units in Afghanistan, and military officials are assessing their initial performance in theater as “off the charts.” In a controversial move early this year, the…
I have a subscription to Marine Times, a magazine/newspaper dedicated to information about and for the Marine Corps. My father set it up due to my determination to join once I have graduated. I was excited originally, reading articles about the men and women I have looked up to since infancy. It was about the third or fourth issue that held a story that shined a light on a part…