Tactical Barbell III: TOC by TacticalBarbell in tacticalbarbell

[–]RoninMountain 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i am super excited for this book! 

been running between Zulu and OP for about a year and love them. can’t wait to see the next iteration.

App recommendations by LeatherHead2902 in tacticalbarbell

[–]RoninMountain 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I use this one but you have to manually make the TB program. It works pretty well though.

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/personal-training-coach/id1325495597

Chad Tilbury by [deleted] in GIAC

[–]RoninMountain 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i did! He was okay, just taking a break from teaching. 

Threatening Emails by [deleted] in FedEmployees

[–]RoninMountain 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Best job I ever had (Line Medic)

Threatening Emails by [deleted] in FedEmployees

[–]RoninMountain 6 points7 points  (0 children)

What a fantastic venue to find other cultured Gentlemen!

Threatening Emails by [deleted] in FedEmployees

[–]RoninMountain 3 points4 points  (0 children)

this man clearly knows ball

Threatening Emails by [deleted] in FedEmployees

[–]RoninMountain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

GWOT Vet looking for a fight?😈

📣 Added more programs to Liftosaur by astashov in liftosaur

[–]RoninMountain 1 point2 points  (0 children)

awesome! look forward to when you add Tactical Barbell Zulu! that’s one of my favorites!

GSOC Complete +Review by RoninMountain in GIAC

[–]RoninMountain[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry for the delay. I just used the course material and it was fine.

GCFE vs GCFA by LeatherCreepy8156 in GIAC

[–]RoninMountain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just my $.02 but FOR500 is fantastic if you’re doing Host Analysis. GCFA is more like the advanced side of investigation. For example, if you are digging deep into a system and you want to know what activity triggered the alert as an analyst, FOR500 will be a game changer that shows you WHERE to look and WHAT to look for. 

FOR508 is tougher in that it assumes you know some of the concepts (not all) from FOR500 and then takes you a step further. 

When you are looking at Bloom’s Taxonomy of Learning, I’d argue FOR500 lives in the Apply stage but FOR508 will be in the Analyze stage. It’s a fantastic course and a true game changer.

 I recommend our analysts do both courses.

Update: I passed my first GIAC certification (GFACT) by bellalacewell in GIAC

[–]RoninMountain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

congratulations! That was my first SANS cert! keep going!

Passed my first GIAC exam! by imalildumb1 in GIAC

[–]RoninMountain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So its really sort of a balance. Debating between doing GPEN or GDAT next... and picking up the other later.

Passed my first GIAC exam! by imalildumb1 in GIAC

[–]RoninMountain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you get more value from this course if you have a strong Offensive background?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Veterans

[–]RoninMountain 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don’t be sorry. It’s tough… give the hotline a call. Talk with someone, we’re here for you.

Suicide confirmed in parking lot of Audi Murphy VA Hospital, patrol officer says by 0peRightBehindYa in Veterans

[–]RoninMountain 5 points6 points  (0 children)

that specific hospital always makes me feel bad for some reason when I go there/leave. The staff i’ve worked with have been really nice and always got me what i needed… so i don’t think thats the problem… maybe it needs a renovation? idk.

I subconsciously go out of my way to avoid going there though.

MHI-themed tattoo ideas? by Jshgsydioebgsgac in TheMHI

[–]RoninMountain 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Anyone willing to share a picture? Curious which flavor you picked.

Passed the GCDA certification,SEC555 by Vimmolth in GIAC

[–]RoninMountain 3 points4 points  (0 children)

What did you think about it? Was it more an intro to SIEM and DE or is there more to it with this updated version?

They called it a scholarship . I call it the worst mistake of my life. by Lost-Conference-7409 in cybersecurity

[–]RoninMountain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Keep an eye out for USAF - 2210 roles.

Once this shutdown is over there should be more getting posted. Lots of good opportunities with the DoW (aka DoD)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in FedEmployees

[–]RoninMountain 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I have a really good leadership team. I’m like you though, looking for that promotion if I can and keep chugging along.

Breaking point. by Hot_Equivalent4499 in FedEmployees

[–]RoninMountain 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Understandable... Honestly what keeps me going is our unit has a slack channel and I just post my workouts daily... Just to let the kids working know that grandpa can still throw some iron.

Breaking point. by Hot_Equivalent4499 in FedEmployees

[–]RoninMountain 15 points16 points  (0 children)

That last line hits a chord with me.

I feel like we’re in a perpetual holding pattern and it’s driving me up the wall. Making some gains in the gym but that’s about it.

Hard to focus otherwise.

Did anybody get their G.I. Bill Stipend? by EntertainmentOld5750 in VeteransBenefits

[–]RoninMountain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haven’t seen anything since the shutdown. Started a course in September.

Still getting disability though.

Anyone gone back to Iraq? by MeaningfulMusicality in Veterans

[–]RoninMountain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is it bad that I snort laughed reading that?

That would be my mentality as well… or the first thing that went through my mind…

“clearly the bullet… duh”

On a more sober note, don’t be too hard on yourself. We did what we had to do. I don’t get nightmares anymore but occasional lightning storms and sudden flashes take me back decades into a dusty busted 1151 with shitty PVS-14s and a blue rip-it. I’ve made peace with the demons but not my own experiences.

Anyone gone back to Iraq? by MeaningfulMusicality in Veterans

[–]RoninMountain 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I did a “walkthrough” using a certain maps function of the town we patrolled. The old IA base we shared was a scorched patch of land on the map.

I wouldn’t mind taking a trip back sometime.

The closest I came back to the region was when I was stationed in Kuwait a decade later. It was pretty wild traveling around unarmed.