http://militarygear.com/asp The Web’s Leading Military Blog Since 2004 Thu, 24 May 2012 08:35:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://militarygear.com/asp/asp-in-the-news/#comment-94385 Loose lips… « The World According to Me… Sat, 16 Apr 2011 17:49:13 +0000 http://militarygear.com/asp/?page_id=6100#comment-94385 [...] UP, Mike, you're 44 and running out of time... While Mike Yon crows on Facebook about milblogger CJ Grisham from A Soldier’s Perspective apparently being shut-down for a potential OPSEC breach, the US [...] [...] UP, Mike, you're 44 and running out of time… While Mike Yon crows on Facebook about milblogger CJ Grisham from A Soldier’s Perspective apparently being shut-down for a potential OPSEC breach, the US [...]

]]> http://militarygear.com/asp/asp-in-the-news/#comment-93174 A Step Back For Troops With PTSD | Flopping Aces Thu, 24 Mar 2011 21:05:19 +0000 http://militarygear.com/asp/?page_id=6100#comment-93174 [...] So, with our media doing such a great job stigmatizing PTSD troops as deranged freaks, the general populace hears “PTSD” and get scared. I experienced this first hand during my battle with the Huntsville School System in Alabama. When I got upset at how my kids’ school was dealing with the issue of mandating school uniforms, I got upset. Parents didn’t have a voice in the decision and when I tried to assert my parental and taxpayer rights to register a complaint, I was angry not because the school had completely usurped us as parents, but I was angry because I had PTSD. School officials were quick to feign “fear” and imagined “threats” in my opposition. I began getting shadowed by school security and police officers every time I visited the school. The rest is well known what happened. [...] [...] So, with our media doing such a great job stigmatizing PTSD troops as deranged freaks, the general populace hears “PTSD” and get scared. I experienced this first hand during my battle with the Huntsville School System in Alabama. When I got upset at how my kids’ school was dealing with the issue of mandating school uniforms, I got upset. Parents didn’t have a voice in the decision and when I tried to assert my parental and taxpayer rights to register a complaint, I was angry not because the school had completely usurped us as parents, but I was angry because I had PTSD. School officials were quick to feign “fear” and imagined “threats” in my opposition. I began getting shadowed by school security and police officers every time I visited the school. The rest is well known what happened. [...]

]]> http://militarygear.com/asp/asp-in-the-news/#comment-93093 A Soldier’s Perspective: C.J. Grisham on Media, Controversy, and Public Perception of Military « "Like" it for TIME Wed, 23 Mar 2011 10:55:03 +0000 http://militarygear.com/asp/?page_id=6100#comment-93093 [...] December 2009, the Army Times publication “Off Duty” featured Grisham as their cover story after he was pressured to shut down his blog, which he’d used to protest a switch to uniforms at [...] [...] December 2009, the Army Times publication “Off Duty” featured Grisham as their cover story after he was pressured to shut down his blog, which he’d used to protest a switch to uniforms at [...]

]]> http://militarygear.com/asp/asp-in-the-news/#comment-61930 For my readers from USAISC « Tales From the Home Front of the 103rd ESC's Deployment Fri, 11 Jun 2010 07:16:00 +0000 http://militarygear.com/asp/?page_id=6100#comment-61930 [...] [...] [...] [...]

]]> http://militarygear.com/asp/asp-in-the-news/#comment-56596 This Post Has Balls Wed, 24 Mar 2010 14:43:22 +0000 http://militarygear.com/asp/?page_id=6100#comment-56596 [...] [...] [...] [...]

]]> http://militarygear.com/asp/asp-in-the-news/#comment-53801 Natural Family Blog » Blog Archive » I support C.J. Grishams right to speak! Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:14:05 +0000 http://militarygear.com/asp/?page_id=6100#comment-53801 [...] A Soldiers Perspective [...] [...] A Soldiers Perspective [...]

]]> http://militarygear.com/asp/asp-in-the-news/#comment-53796 Tweets that mention ASP in the News | A Soldier's Perspective -- Topsy.com Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:47:08 +0000 http://militarygear.com/asp/?page_id=6100#comment-53796 [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Northwest Navy News, Jeanette K.. Jeanette K. said: wonder why all is quiet in milblog land? read all about it here: http://www.soldiersperspective.us/asp-in-the-news/ [...] [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Northwest Navy News, Jeanette K.. Jeanette K. said: wonder why all is quiet in milblog land? read all about it here: http://www.soldiersperspective.us/asp-in-the-news/ [...]

]]> http://militarygear.com/asp/asp-in-the-news/#comment-53795 White Rose Adventures » In Support of CJ at “A Soldier’s Perspective” Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:26:29 +0000 http://militarygear.com/asp/?page_id=6100#comment-53795 [...] You can read about it on “A Soldier’s Perspective” here. [...] [...] You can read about it on “A Soldier’s Perspective” here. [...]

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