September is Prostate cancer awareness month and Magnum Boots USA is teaming with several others to raise awareness as well as raise some funds to help rid us of this scourge. Kilt Up to Kick Cancer is the brain child of bloggers the Happy Medic (Justin Schorr) and Motorcop (Anonymous) who will be wearing kilts everywhere they go when off-duty. They are being assisted by Magnum Boots USA and Alt.Kilt.
“When a man walks into a room wearing a kilt, everyone has the same question, ‘what’s he got on under there?” said Motorcop, a law enforcement officer who blogs anonymously at motorcopblog.com. “Our aim for September is to bring as much awareness to male-specific risk factors for prostate and testicular cancer as we can. What better way to get the attention of others than through kilts?”
“For men in the U.S., the risk of developing prostate cancer is 17%,” said Justin Schorr, known to most online as the blogger behind TheHappyMedic.com. “Motorcop and I, along with Magnum and Alt.Kilt, want to do our part to help reduce any stigma and fears behind this disease, and more importantly, the screening process. If that means dressing up in our Magnum duty boots and a kilt for the entire month of September to get people talking, then we’re all for it.”
“Our goal is to talk to as many men as we can and get them to get their butt “pun intended“ to the doctor,” said Schorr, who encourages others to don their kilts this September and post photos online on the Kilted to Kick Cancer Facebook page, or on Twitter using the hashtag #KiltedtoKickCancer. “If you’ve got a Y-chromosome, and you’re 40 years or older, get yourself to a doctor and get an exam. It could save your life.”
During Viet Nam, many troops carried several sections of the old M16 cleaning rod taped to their hand guards in case they needed to rapidly clear a spent case from the barrel. Today, many troops are issued with snake-style cleaning kits which are effective but can’t be used to clear a barrel. On the other hand, 16″ of rod taped to your carbine can get hung up at the worst possible moment. However, there’s an interesting alternative available. Atsko makes Rapid Rod, a collapsible cleaning rod that works like a tent pole. The sections are connected by a shock cord so that it can be folded up for storage but rapidly brought into action when needed. No more worry about losing rod sections or taking the time to screw them together. 
