Throughout most of my two and a half years going through Naval Special Warfare selection training, swimming was my Achilles heel. My intense dislike for it was equaled only by my monumental lack of talent at it. That was all part of the plan, really. A challenge...
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Tags: inspiration, swcc, bud/s, brownshirts

"Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have and only you can determine how you spend it. Careful, lest others spend it for you." – Carl Sandburg One of the greatest worries in anyone's mind centers on money. We all concern...
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First, take a minute to watch this video segment on Taz from TV New Zealand: http://tinyurl.com/ptswvv I checked out of the Navy in late May of 2008. A few days later, my friend Chase and I were watching a surfing video while waiting for the tide to...
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I came across this on a TMuscle forum and loved it. The best way I can think of to share it is to post it here: IRON, from Details Magazine By Henry Rollins I believe that the definition of definition is reinvention. To not be like your...
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By: Marshall Bowen In the exclusive realm of the Marine Corps Scout Snipers the Hunter of Gunmen Tooth, or H.O.G. Tooth, is the most idolized item that one can possess. It is the projectile portion from a .308 caliber round fired from the M40A1 sniper rifle. Before...
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