by Michael F. McNamara | Aug 2, 2017 | A3, Gender Bias, Gender Integration, Leadership, Military Discipline, Sexual Harassment
THIS IS A GREAT INTERVIEW!
Captain Lauren Serrano, USMC joined us to discuss her experiences writing and speaking about gender issues in the Marine Corps and the U.S. Military. Our frank discussion addressed :
(1) Individual Marine and public reaction to her first article “Why Women Do Not Belong in the U.S. Infantry”
(2) Her discussions with DOD PAO-types as she prepared of a CNN Military Forum where she was specifically asked to address the gender issue with President Obama
(3) Her motivation for writing her second Gazette article published in the July 2017 edition entitled “To Get Out, or Not to Get Out?: Gender crisis in the Marine Corps” — and her policy recommendations for retention of career oriented female Marines who desire to have children
(4) By virtue of pushing for higher physical standards for women, is the Marine Corps pushing women who desire to be mothers and career Marines out of the Marine Corps?
(5) Why the issue of gender is such a difficult for Marines to discuss frankly in open forums
Captain Serrano is a great example of a leader who speaks her mind in an articulate manner. She also offers all Marines substantial issues to ponder.
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by Michael F. McNamara | Aug 1, 2017 | Leadership, Post Traumatic Growth, Vietnam
Ken Wilson
Capt USMC
Vietnam Veteran
Turner Construction vet
Ken Wilson was a Marine 1stLt/Captain, Combat Engineer in Vietnam in the 1965-1966 time-frame. Ken fought the Viet Cong initially and later the NVA as they infiltrated the area around the Marine Base at Da Nang.
Was leadership different in Vietnam? Were drugs, ears, scalps, civilian casualties and rape part of the environment Ken led in? Ken Wilson says it’s always about one thing — LEADERSHIP.
Listen to a fantastic interview about Ken’s life of leading in the Marine Corps and then leading at Turner Construction where he worked for 38 years before he retired in 2002.
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by Michael F. McNamara | Jul 31, 2017 | Current Events, Politics, Special Operations
Alex Hollings
Former Sgt, USMC
SOFREP Contributing Editor
Alex Hollings is a former Marine NCO and currently a contributing editor at SOFREP. He joined us to talk about Kid Rock running for Senate, The Rock running for President, changes to the Constitutions that would allow the federal government to work for the citizens, home fire protection and his recent trip to a prison that is now being used as a live-fire training site by SOF units.
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by Michael F. McNamara | Jul 27, 2017 | Mental Health, VA
Mike McDowell
Executive Director
The Soldiers Project
Mike McDowell, LtCol USMC (ret), is the Executive Director The Soldiers Project whose mission is:
“We provide free, confidential and unlimited mental health services to any active duty service member or veteran who has served since September 11, 2001.
We provide services to families and loved ones too – wives, husbands, partners, parents and children.
We don’t turn anyone away based on discharge status, branch of service, or whether they saw combat.
If you served, you get seen.”
It’s ground breaking stuff and sorely needed… we’ll find out what’s going on at The Soldiers Project.
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by Michael F. McNamara | Jul 27, 2017 | Current Events, DOD
John Ubaldi
MGySgt USMC (ret)
Founder, The Ubaldi Reports
The President yesterday announced on Twitter his policy decision relative to Transgender Service in the U.S. Military: “After consultation with my Generals and military experts, please be advised that the United States Government will not accept or allow transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the U.S. Military,” Trump wrote on Twitter. “Our military must be focused on decisive and overwhelming victory and cannot be burdened with the tremendous medical costs and disruption that transgender in the military would entail. Thank you.”
John Ubaldi, MGySgt USMC (ret), head of the Ubaldi Report joins us to discuss his thoughts on the President’s policy.
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