I’ve been trying to deal with some issues lately with employees that seem unable to perform the duties that their job requires. I know, that sounds rather vague, but I’ve been seeing a greater number of people holding down positions that are either incapable or just unwilling to do their jobs. So, I’ve been examining [...]
Today’s headlines in my daily news digest from the Washington Post… ‘I could hear the bullets going past me’ (By Greg Jaffe and Philip Rucker, The Washington Post) At Walter Reed, a palpable strain on mental-health system (By Anne Hull and Dana Priest, The Washington Post) Probe of suspect’s motive begins (By Scott Wilson, Carrie [...]
A Story I have a little story for you that illustrates the entire point of this article. At a SHOT show (the firearms industry trade show) not many years ago, I was sitting in on a presentation by Chuck Buis, an industry veteran and former big-city cop, while he was introducing the new line of [...]
This article is dedicated to all the brave men and women who have and do wear the uniform. Stay safe. Why? That is the question hundreds if not thousands of AT/CT professionals ask themselves constantly. Why? Why haven’t we been hit yet, why haven’t we been hit again? Where are the “Homicide Bombers”, where are [...]
Please note that says “House CLEARING” and not “House CLEANING”. (small joke) As I sat to attack this article and began to outline the necessary knowledge and skills it takes to clear a structure I realized that many of the readers may not have a military and/or police background. Such can be handy when one [...]
THE EARLY DAYS I remember the Sergeant saying, “I really get a thrill from arresting a knuckle head and dragging him off to jail.” He went on, “if you don’t get excited about taking someone to jail, you are in the wrong job.” I knew in my heart that I didn’t feel any jolt of [...]
On Thursday, November 5th the nation once again watched on national television as a criminal committed multiple acts of murder at Ft. Hood, Texas. As I type this (Sat. 11/7) the body count is 13 dead, 30 wounded. The murders were committed by one man with two handguns and was stopped by one brave woman, [...]
December has always intrigued me as an interesting time of the year. Of course, there is all of the Christmas related fanfare, parties, football playoffs, special food, the business push to close out their books on a strong note, etc. At the opposite extreme of the busyness is the chance to reflect upon the past [...]
Welcome to December and the 36th issue of New American Truth. When we first started this venture there were some people who voiced doubt that we’d last six months. Obviously, we’ve done that six times over and I’d be lying if I said it didn’t feel good. Just as obviously, we owe it all to [...]