The war on terror is far from over. Last November 26, the world was in for another shock when reports of a terrorist attack in Mumbai, India, surfaced. In the end, 172 people lost their lives, and 370 were injured. The attacks saw its end when Indian special armed forces regained control of all the [...]

With the abundance of skills and knowledge, SEALs find several career opportunities even after military service. As mentioned in previous entries, many of them work as training consultants, motivational speakers and book authors. Some also find employment in business and management firms. What interests me more, though, are the unique career paths that some ex-Navy [...]

Yacov Wrocherinsky is New York State’s Small Business Person of the Year for 2008. He is also the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Infinity Info Systems, which specializes in contact management and customer relationship management. Hey, wait a minute. Why am I taking about Wrocherinsky? It is because he is one of the 48 [...]

Have you ever wondered if the Navy has real seals (the animals) in its team? They used to. Back in 1973, the Navy actually trained seals to do stuff that may be useful in some of its missions. Selkie, a 350-pound female seal who used to be with the Naval Ocean Systems Center, knows how [...]

“I’m not trained to be an athlete. I’m trained to be something more.” This wraps up the opening video in the US Navy’s official website dedicated to Navy athletes. Truly, David Goggins, Paul Tharp, Damon Dixon and Kristin Barnes, the Navy personnel featured in the site, are great athletes who have competed in several triathlons [...]

One of the more famous SEAL wives is Marge Boesch. She is the wife of the well-decorated ex-Navy SEAL Team Leader Rudy Boesch, who is probably more known as the oldest competitor of the TV series ‘Survivor: Borneo’. Just recently, ‘Survivor: Gabon’ dedicated an episode to the memory of Marge, who died last November 1. [...]