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Military Plans Would Put Women in Most Combat Jobs

(WASHINGTON) — Women may be able to start training as Army Rangers by mid-2015 and as Navy SEALs a year later under plans set to be announced by the Pentagon. The plans would slowly bring women into thousands of combat jobs, including those in the country’s elite special operations forces. Show More Summary

Seven priceless leadership insights from a Navy SEAL Commander

Retail loss prevention professionals are facing plenty of challenges today, which just emphasizes the importance of good leadership. And on that, NRF’s Loss Prevention Conference opened today with an inspiring keynote on leadership from Rorke Denver, Lieutenant Commander (LCDR), United States Navy SEALs. While what goes into making a Navy SEAL is a lot more [...]

The Government Endangered us with Foreign Quagmires; its the Bradley Mannings that might keep us safe

Chase Madar writes at Tomdispatch.com The prosecution of Bradley Manning, WikiLeaks’ source inside the U.S. Army, will be pulling out all the stops when it calls to the stand a member of Navy SEAL Team 6, the unit that assassinated Osama bin Laden.  The SEAL (in partial disguise, as his identity is secret) is expected to tell [...]

Monkress explains how he told his dad he was joining the US Navy SEALs

First, I want to back up. Remember when this shit started and Monkress was scrubbing the internet of all US Navy SEALs references and his lawyer was stating that he never said he was? And remember the back up logic that it was someone who misinterpreted, and it wasn’t Monkress’ fault? Well, just watch it [...]

Bradley Manning Has Done More for US Security than SEAL Team 6

This story first appeared on the TomDispatch website. The prosecution of Bradley Manning, WikiLeaks' source inside the US Army, will be pulling out all the stops when it calls to the stand a member of Navy SEAL Team 6, the unit that assassinated Osama bin Laden. Show More Summary

Tomgram: Chase Madar, Bradley Manning vs. SEAL Team 6

The prosecution of Bradley Manning, WikiLeaks’ source inside the U.S. Army, will be pulling out all the stops when it calls to the stand a member of Navy SEAL Team 6, the unit that assassinated Osama bin Laden...

Former U.S. Prosecutor Sues Obama and NSA over PRISM Scandal

Former US prosecutor Larry Klayman and the parents of the killed Navy Seal Team VI member Michael Strange have filed a lawsuit against President Obama, the NSA and several other players connected to the PRISM scandal. Through the class...Show More Summary

Warrior Princesses Are Real and 5 Other Things We Learned Today

1. Former Navy Seal Kristin Beck has risked her life for her country, but only now can she live freely and openly. Beck came out as transgender recently and wrote a book about the experience, "Warrior Princess: A U.S. Navy SEAL's Journey to Coming out Transgender." Check out the interview on AC360 on CNN here. read more

WATCH: Retired Navy SEAL Talks Positive, Negative Reaction to Transition

Kristin Beck, who revealed her gender transition in a just-published memoir, gave a wide-ranging interview to Anderson Cooper. read more

Kristin Beck, Transgender Former Navy SEAL, Tells Anderson Cooper She’s “The Toughest Of The Tough”

And we couldn’t agree more! After 20 years of serving as a Navy SEAL, transgender woman Kristin Beck appeared on Anderson Cooper’s “AC360? last night to discuss her life plans after military service and her new book about living in secrecy in during service, “Warrior Princess: A U.S. Navy SEAL’s Journey to Coming out Transgender”. [...]

Transgender Former NAVY Seal Tells Details Of Not “Rocking The Boat” During Service [Video]

A Transgender Breakthrough

Anderson gets an exclusive interview with Kristin Beck, who used to be Navy SEAL Chris Beck (with a big gnarly beard). Money quote: Though her identity was hidden, the rest of what Beck offered was true. ”I gave true brotherhood. I did my best, 150% all the time, and I gave strength and honor and my full […]

Ex-Navy SEAL, Now Transgendered, Shares Her Story

Chris Beck, a former Navy SEAL — and Bronze Star and Purple Heart recipient — served in the military for 20 years and was deployed 13 times to countries from… READ ON

Kristin Beck, Transgender Former Navy SEAL, Gives Powerful Interview to Anderson Cooper: VIDEO

Kristin Beck, the transgender former elite Navy SEAL who came out this week in the new book Warrior Princess, sat down with Anderson Cooper about the secrecy she was forced to deal with before coming out as transgender. Anderson ask...

Transgender Former Navy SEAL To Anderson Cooper: I Just Want Happiness

Phony SEAL chief of Waukegan, IL PD

Jeff sends us a link to the Chicago Tribune story about Robert Kerkorian, the new police chief of Waukegan, IL who put on his 1987 application to join the police force that he was, what else, a Navy SEAL; But Chief Robert Kerkorian never trained as a SEAL, according to military records obtained by the [...]

Chris/Kris Beck ’88

Have you heard about the Navy SEAL who recently announced that he’d become a she? Not a joke, it’s true. I have to be honest, the first time I read about it I was somewhat repulsed. “That’s not something you see every day.” Then, this morning, a gent named Townie76 sent me an email asking if I’d seen the article. Show More Summary

Student Suspended for 'Saying' Gun on School Bus

An 11-year-old boy who hopes to become a Navy SEAL was suspended from a Maryland school after he used the word 'gun' in a conversation on board a school bus.

Source: DOD Delayed IG Report on Bin Laden Raid Leaks Until After Election

Not only did former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta leak the name of the Navy SEAL group responsible for the killing of Osama Bin Laden in 2011, but the release of the Pentagon Inspector General’s (IG) report revealing the incident, which was ready in July 2012, was delayed until now. Show More Summary

Decorated Former Navy SEAL Writes Book About Coming Out as a Woman