Meal time in the military is one of the best times. Every service member or veteran has a story that has to do with chow time.

Some of the best conversations and mentorship I’ve had have been at chow halls. This is a super awesome video.

The look on every XO’s face when you brief a red slide to the commander:

Anyone who says no does not fully understand what being an adult is all about. You can also have ice cream for breakfast.

You know what the best part about the Army is? The people.

I have met people from all walks of life. From all parts of the country. Blue collar and white collar. I’ve met people that joined with Ph.Ds and those with GEDs. But they all have one thing in common: they wanted to…

You have to be your authentic self in all that you do. 100% agree with MEDPROS Center of Excellence on this. If who you are online and in real life aren’t the same person, your Soldiers will see right through it, and never fully trust you as a leader.

I had a great conversation yesterday with someone who I have looked up to for while and I was reminded of a couple of things:

There are alot of negative people in the world, but you don’t have to be one of them

You are constantly being evaluated. Even when you think you’re not…

Since talking about military leaders and social media is a constant topic, I figured I’d interview some leaders on their thoughts.

Be sure to catch the interview here on Sunday, where we talk about the Army’s Harding Project (The Harding Project) and online mentorship!

I complained about how low the pockets on this shirt are until I realized that my seatbelt no longer drives my award’s backings into my chest. Now I think this design is amazing.

The Navy really missed the opportunity to say, “we are so good we can shoot you with our sights on backwards” and that shouldn’t be forgotten.

The first ever EOD Best Ranger Team!!! Good luck to team 34! Curtis A. Buzzard Fort Moore Garrison EOD CSM EOD Commandant

Make sure that you check in on your people today! Work and life can be stressful. The job we do in the military especially so. Take five minutes to talk to someone you work with. Get up and walk around. The number one preventer of suicide is engagement with others. So go engage.

I’m just a dude trying to make a difference. What are you doing? Army Emergency Relief

This will forever be the coolest picture of me.

Donated blood on Thursday. It was used today. Emails like this keep me motivated to keep donating. OneBlood

For some reason a post I made last year has received 100k views in the last 24 hours. Also, I want to see the Wille Coyote movie.

I don’t know who needs to hear this, but those eclipse photos you took are going to get looked at just as often as those fireworks photos.