Way back in 2000 the Army and Marine Corps knew that the troops preferred commercial products. In this study conducted in 1997 they went so far as to develop a ‘Government Brand.’ Many items used by both the Army and SOCOM are commercial items but we are seeing the Marine Corps revert back to Government owned designs built by the lowest bidder. Take a look at this report. It’s an interesting read.
Brand New – An Exploratory Study Into the Role of Branding on Military Clothing Acceptability
Battling Bare. Comprised of a different sort of warrior, helping husbands heal from PTSD. They use tasteful, moving pictures to get their message across. Consider supporting them and please: if you comment, keep it tasteful. To do otherwise is to heap insult on top of injury, and frankly is missing the point altogether. These ladies are bringing an entirely different perspective to combat related PTSD; they’re without a doubt worthy of your support.
Broken by battle…
Wounded by war…
My love is FOREVER–to you this I SWORE.
I WILL:
Quiet your silent screams…
Help heal your shattered soul…
Until once again, my love…
YOU ARE WHOLE!
Battle bare.
You can support Battling Bare by LIKING their Facebook page, or going to their website (once it’s finished). You can also read more below.
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Sponsored by the Special Operations Warrior Foundation, Warrior Outdoor Leadership for the Future camp will be held 9-14 June at the Swanson North Folk Environmental Center to benefit children of fallen Special Operations Warriors.
Campers will participate in a variety of outdoor activities over the week including archery, canoeing, geocaching, mountain biking as well as a certified ROPES course, all events designed to developed mind, body and spirit. Additionally, the group will participate in nightly fireside chats which introduce leaders in business, the arts, media, politics and the military share their personal experiences at overcoming adversity.
Special Operations Warrior Foundation is seeking support for not only this year’s WOLF camp but future iterations as well. Contact Melinda Petrignani for details.
Our friends, the Mad Duo now have a Facebook Page. Follow them at www.facebook.com/BreachBangClear and
We first discovered McNett’s Z-Mask Sleep Shield in 2008. It’s a simple design but McNett had the forethought to add some room for your eyes so the that the shield isn’t right up against them.
I’m out again this weekend for my second weekend of Wood Badge fun. Over the weekend you’ll see a few blasts from the past as well as a few new items. Since this is a full three days, I’ll catch up with everyone on Tuesday.
Wood Badge is an international adult leadership program for the Scouting movement developed initially by Scouting’s founder Sir Robert Baden-Powell. Lord Baden-Powell was a Lieutenant-General in the British Army who served in the Second Boer War. Based on his experience as a Cavalry officer he wrote several books for military training. After finding out that boys had been reading his works, he penned, “Scouting for Boys.” This led to the first Scout camp in England at Brownsea Island and later to a leadership development program at Gilwell Park for adults.
In order to recognize the graduates of this training program, BP turned to one of his war trophies. He had captured a necklace belonging to Chief Dinizulu while pursuing him in Zululand. The necklace was 12-foot-long with more than a thousand acacia beads which were used to denote a warrior. BP awarded beads from this necklace to the graduates of the adult leader training. In modern times Wood Badge graduates are awarded a leather thing with wooden beads.
215 Gear has just introduced a variety of IR reflective patches.
Note: These are ITAR restricted items and can only be shipped to US addresses.
215gearstore.com/infraredpatches
Here, Director of Product Development Stephen Hilliard discusses the various attributes of the Blue Force Gear Lightweight Modular Armor Carrier.
