What a Hell of a Way to Dad

Not a subscriber? You're missing out on bonus content! Sign up for the patreon today! - www.patreon.com/hellofawaytodie More links and Extended shownotes - https://www.hellofawaytodie.com/single-post/2017/08/01/There-is-no-MOS-for-Social-Engineers The team talks about the recent tweets from Trump about banning transgender people from serving in the military, and why literally every reason for that is stupid. Read Adrian's piece on viagra and PTSD here - http://taskandpurpose.com/military-viagra-ptsd-transgender-debate/ Like to do some PC gaming and need some squad mates? Head over to our new Discord - discord.gg/5w72wBR The Podcast - twitter.com/hellofaway Francis - twitter.com/armystrang Nate - twitter.com/inthesedeserts Adrian - www.instagram.com/presumptuous_nominee/

We're giving you a free bonus episode this week for those of you still on the fence about kicking up five bucks a month. So here's a taste of some of the interviews and bonus content you're missing out on. Not a subscriber? Sign up for the patreon today! - www.patreon.com/hellofawaytodie Nate and Adrian talk with Alex Horton (@AlexHortonTX), a Washington Post reporter and Army veteran, about a plan to cancel enlistment contracts for thousands of foreign born recruits that have no immigration status. Read more about it here - https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2017/06/26/the-pentagon-promised-citizenship-to-immigrants-who-served-now-it-might-help-deport-them/

Not a subscriber? You're missing out on bonus content! Sign up for the patreon today! - www.patreon.com/hellofawaytodie More links and Extended shownotes - https://www.hellofawaytodie.com/single-post/2017/07/25/Almost-a-Soldier The team discusses the recent verbal attacks from the NRA against Alex Horton, as well as the curious things civilians tend to say to defend their decisions not to join the military. More can be found in the extended show notes. Adrian's Dunkirk review from 2016 can be found here - http://www.wrath-bearingtree.com/2016/08/dunkirk-the-bravest-british-retreat/ Like to do some PC gaming and need some squad mates? Head over to our new Discord - discord.gg/5w72wBR The Podcast - twitter.com/hellofaway Francis - twitter.com/armystrang Nate - twitter.com/inthesedeserts Adrian - www.instagram.com/presumptuous_nominee/

Get access to the full episode by supporting the troops and giving $5 a month to our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/Hellofawaytodie You may remember him as PissPigGranddad, the California Communist who went to Syria to fight with the YPG. For this episode, Francis and Brace talk army shit, compare their loadouts and see just who's rifle shoots the furthest.

Not a subscriber? You're missing out on bonus content! Sign up for the patreon today! - www.patreon.com/hellofawaytodie Extended shownotes - https://www.hellofawaytodie.com/single-post/2017/07/20/Falling-Humvees-and-Raising-Up-Women-Troops The team talks training mishaps and just how dangerous training can be, from the dangers of airplane crashes, to the hilarity of Humvees smashing into the ground. Then Francis has a talk with Jessica Scott, a signal officer with 22 years in, about gender integration, sexual harassment training in the Army, and how it all needs to get a lot better fast. Follow Jessica at https://twitter.com/JessicaScott09 Like to do some PC gaming and need some squadmates? Head over to our new Discord - https://discord.gg/5w72wBR The Podcast - twitter.com/hellofaway Francis - twitter.com/armystrang Nate - twitter.com/inthesedeserts Adrian - www.instagram.com/presumptuous_nominee/

Expanded show notes can be found here - https://www.hellofawaytodie.com/single-post/2017/07/11/Why-a-War-with-Best-Korea-is-Never-Happening First the team gives props to the Iraqi military and police for taking back Mosul from ISIS. A hard fought battle spanning nine months which destroyed the city, but it's yours once again. Be sure to follow Iraqi Day for up to date info from a man on the streets. https://twitter.com/iraqi_day Then we discuss North Korea and just how stupid a with them would be for either side, and Nate assures us there's only one time you have to worry about a war with North Korea. Not a subscriber? You're missing out on bonus content! Sign up for the patreon today! - www.patreon.com/hellofawaytodie The Podcast - twitter.com/hellofaway Francis - twitter.com/armystrang Nate - twitter.com/inthesedeserts Adrian - www.instagram.com/presumptuous_nominee/

The team takes a break from bitching about politics to instead bitch about dumb things that happens in the training field. They also discuss their favorite war movies, why no one seems to be able to make a good one about Iraq Ending scene from Paths of Glory - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3ifRA0Kj-8 Not a subscriber? You're missing out on bonus content! Sign up for the patreon today! - www.patreon.com/hellofawaytodie The Podcast - twitter.com/hellofaway Francis - twitter.com/armystrang Nate - twitter.com/inthesedeserts Adrian - www.instagram.com/presumptuous_nominee/

The team discusses new changes being proposed for veteran disabilities, namely changes that might screw vets over. Then, we revisit the well of the double standard as a two star general blames too much war for his inappropriate relationship with a captain. Links and show notes here - https://www.hellofawaytodie.com/single-post/2017/06/28/VA-disabilities-and-Horny-Generals Not a subscriber? You're missing out on bonus content! Sign up for the patreon today! - www.patreon.com/hellofawaytodie The Podcast - twitter.com/hellofaway Francis - twitter.com/armystrang Nate - twitter.com/inthesedeserts Adrian - www.instagram.com/presumptuous_nominee/

Adrian and another infantry officer from the 173rd, Eric Nelson, talk about Star Trek TNG. Why did Worf always get beaten up by the aliens? Why did Picard hate Riker? Why was Riker not beaten up *more* by aliens, when he usually deserved it? Lore v. Data v. Bret Spiner... and so much more Want the full episode? Sign up to the Patreon here - www.patreon.com/Hellofawaytodie

The team relates their stories about Afghanistan and American treatment of the locals as Gen. Mattis prepares to increase troop levels once again. Read the extended show notes and links here - https://www.hellofawaytodie.com/single-post/2017/06/21/Forever-War-Afghanistan-edition Not a subscriber? You're missing out on bonus content! Sign up for the patreon today! - www.patreon.com/hellofawaytodie The Podcast - twitter.com/hellofaway Francis - twitter.com/armystrang Nate - twitter.com/inthesedeserts Adrian - www.instagram.com/presumptuous_nominee/

Nate turns out to be half Red Coat, and teachs us about UK politics, as well as interviews Chris Donnelly, a Northern Irish journalist, about the state of UK politics outside of England. You can follow Chris on twitter here - https://twitter.com/chrisadonnelly Then Adrian gives us a little taste of an assassination attempt made in Ukraine where a Russian agent disguised themselves as a French journalist in an attempt to kill the foes of Putin. Read more here - https://www.hellofawaytodie.com/single-post/2017/06/14/That-Proper-Legend Not a subscriber? You're missing out on bonus content! Sign up for the patreon today! - www.patreon.com/hellofawaytodie The Podcast - twitter.com/hellofaway Francis - twitter.com/armystrang Nate - twitter.com/inthesedeserts Adrian - www.instagram.com/presumptuous_nominee/

Francis and Matt Christman (@cushbomb) of Chapo Trap House strip off their shirts for some verbal volleyball about the 1986 hit movie Top Gun. Want the full episode? Sign up to the Patreon here - https://www.patreon.com/Hellofawaytodie

We've walked away from the Paris Agreement on Climate change. The team talks about what this can mean for the future of warfare (doomed) and America (doomed) Read More here - https://www.hellofawaytodie.com/single-post/2017/06/06/The-Pentagon-has-been-warning-about-climate-change-for-years Not a subscriber? You're missing out on bonus content! Sign up for the patreon today! - www.patreon.com/hellofawaytodie The Podcast - twitter.com/hellofaway Francis - twitter.com/armystrang Nate - twitter.com/inthesedeserts Adrian - www.instagram.com/presumptuous_nominee/

Adrian talks with Katherine Jacobsen, a freelance journalist living in Ukraine and covering Russia and Ukraine for western media outlets. Jacobsen watched the Euromaidan revolution firsthand, and has an unusual perspective on Ukrainian society—both in terms of how the recent revolution unfolded, and in terms of how it responds to bureaucracy and the former Soviet system. Not a subscriber? You can get this and all our other bonus episodes for $5 a month right here - www.patreon.com/hellofawaytodie

The team takes on the President's orb handling skills, discusses just how bad of an officer you have to be to miss out on Officer Basic Course, and caps it off with just how great USAA really is. Read More here - https://www.hellofawaytodie.com/single-post/2017/05/31/Dont-drop-the-ball-On-Orbs-and-banks Not a subscriber? You're missing out on bonus content! Sign up for the patreon today! - www.patreon.com/hellofawaytodie The Podcast - twitter.com/hellofaway Francis - twitter.com/armystrang Nate - twitter.com/inthesedeserts Adrian - www.instagram.com/presumptuous_nominee/

The three talk about Chelsea Manning and her recent release from military prison, as well as what those leaks mean for the future of American Imperialism. Not a subscriber? You're missing out on bonus content! Sign up for the patreon today! - www.patreon.com/hellofawaytodie The Podcast - twitter.com/hellofaway Francis - twitter.com/armystrang Nate - twitter.com/inthesedeserts Adrian - www.instagram.com/presumptuous_nominee/

The team talks about why a military coup from the deep state is possibly the worst idea ever. Plus, the Comey firing and how exactly to influence the President of the free world. Not a subscriber? You're missing out on bonus content! Sign up for the patreon today! - www.patreon.com/hellofawaytodie The Podcast - twitter.com/hellofaway Francis - twitter.com/armystrang Nate - twitter.com/inthesedeserts Adrian - www.instagram.com/presumptuous_nominee/

Adrian interviews Freddie DeBoer about the current state, and future of education and the GI Bill. If you want to read more about education, check out Freddie's ANOVA blog project at https://fredrikdeboer.com Not a subscriber? You're missing out on bonus content! Sign up for the patreon today! - www.patreon.com/hellofawaytodie The Podcast - twitter.com/hellofaway Francis - twitter.com/armystrang Nate - twitter.com/inthesedeserts Adrian - www.instagram.com/presumptuous_nominee/

Teaser for the Bonus Episode with Will Menaker from Chapo Traphouse, in which Will, Adrian and Francis nerd out about Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Get access to the full episode here - https://www.patreon.com/Hellofawaytodie

The group talks about Sarah Palin attempting to remain relevant through facebook memes claiming that if you want free college, you should join up. Unfortunately she chose the cigarette smoking Marine Cpl. Blake Miller, who after the battle of Fallujah didn't go on to get a masters in accounting and instead suffers from obvious PTSD. We also talk about Tom Friedman and are confused as to why obvious treason in saying we should support ISIS as we did the Mujaheddin isn't getting him strung up by the right. Writeup about the meme and Cpl. Miller from Raw Story - http://www.rawstory.com/2017/04/sarah-palin-uses-marine-vet-who-suffered-ptsd-in-iraq-to-bash-college-students/ @adamjohnsonnyc writeup on Tom Friedman - https://www.commondreams.org/views/2017/04/15/thomas-friedmans-perverse-love-affair-isis Closing song is Au Revoir, But Not Good Bye Soldier Boy - Peerless Quartet Not a subscriber? You're missing out on bonus content! Sign up for the patreon today! - www.patreon.com/hellofawaytodie The Podcast - twitter.com/hellofaway Francis - twitter.com/armystrang Nate - twitter.com/inthesedeserts Adrian - www.instagram.com/presumptuous_nominee/

Nate and Francis talk about a new bill in Congress that aims to charge troops to use their GI Bill benefits, and all the other ways budget cuts seem to screw over Soldiers instead of new Aircraft Carriers. After that, they make fun of the new 'R' devices for Bronze Stars so drone pilots can feel special about their combat missions in between weekends at Vegas strip clubs. GI Bill story by twitter.com/AdamWeinstein - http://taskandpurpose.com/exclusive-gi-bill-reform-memorial-day/ Combat Award Devices - http://www.military.com/daily-news/2017/03/31/army-approves-new-award-devices-combat.html Not a subscriber? You're missing out on bonus content! Sign up for the patreon today! - www.patreon.com/hellofawaytodie The Podcast - twitter.com/hellofaway Francis - twitter.com/armystrang Nate - twitter.com/inthesedeserts Adrian - www.instagram.com/presumptuous_nominee/

The fire team is back with a new episode talking about the MOAB, Best Korea saber rattling, and just how useless American counterinsurgency training is, was, and will be. Not a subscriber? You're missing out on bonus content! Sign up for the patreon today! - https://www.patreon.com/hellofawaytodie The Podcast - twitter.com/hellofaway Francis - twitter.com/armystrang Nate - twitter.com/inthesedeserts Adrian - www.instagram.com/presumptuous_nominee/

Derek Davison (@dwdavison9318)is back on the podcast as he and Francis try to parse out the recent American attack on a Syrian Airbase. Come join us on a journey of frustration and confusion. Derek's article - https://attwiw.com/2017/04/07/conflict-i-e-syria-update-april-7-2017/ Running list of liberal publications selling a new war - https://twitter.com/liberalism_txt/status/850803763086585856 Derek's Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/davisond13 The Podcast - twitter.com/hellofaway Francis - twitter.com/armystrang Nate - twitter.com/inthesedeserts Adrian - www.instagram.com/presumptuous_nominee/

Preview of a bonus episode where Francis and Matt Christman (@cushbomb) talk about the third movie of the Starship Troopers franchise, and how it lines up with politics today. Would you like to know more? - https://www.patreon.com/Hellofawaytodie

Francis talks with James LaPorta, a freelance journalist and a former U.S. Marine infantry squad leader and intelligence chief. He frequently covers national security and veterans issues. We talk Marines United, intelligence collecting and the possibility that Ivan is standing outside our windows listening to both of us. James on Twitter - https://twitter.com/jimlaporta Check out his writing for Daily Beast here - http://www.thedailybeast.com/contributors/james-laporta.html The Podcast - twitter.com/hellofaway Francis - twitter.com/armystrang Nate - twitter.com/inthesedeserts Adrian - www.instagram.com/presumptuous_nominee/

Adrian takes point to talk about the double standard for criminal punishment that exists between Generals, officers and all the lowly privates. The Podcast - twitter.com/hellofaway Francis - twitter.com/armystrang Nate - twitter.com/inthesedeserts Adrian - www.instagram.com/presumptuous_nominee/

This week, the team discusses the unredeemable George W. Bush and his paintings of wounded veterans. Plus, we discuss Chelsea Clinton's possible run for office and all manner of other Army nonsense Read Adrian's article on Portraits of Redemption here - https://medium.com/@HellOfAWay/why-do-we-venerate-george-w-bushs-creepy-war-portraits-ec0105fe56b6 The Podcast - twitter.com/hellofaway Francis - twitter.com/armystrang Nate - twitter.com/inthesedeserts Adrian - www.instagram.com/presumptuous_nominee/

Teresa Fazio, former Marine Corps officer, joins us at the smoke deck to talk about the recent nudes sharing scandal blowing up all over the military. She tells us how something like this is neither new or surprising, and we discuss how we've seen this during our own service and how a failure of leadership propagates these behaviors Read Thomas Brennan's story breaking the news here - https://www.revealnews.org/blog/hundreds-of-marines-investigated-for-sharing-photos-of-naked-colleagues/ Teresa Fazio was a Marine Corps officer from 2002-2006. Her writing has appeared in the New York Times, Task and Purpose, Consequence Magazine, and Penthouse. She is a contributor to the anthology The Road Ahead, and the nonfiction anthologies Retire the Colors and It's My Country, Too. She is on Twitter @DoctorFaz . Retire the Colors - https://www.amazon.com/Retire-Colors-Veterans-Civilians-Afghanistan-ebook/dp/B01LW83QBW/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1489342102&sr=1-1&keywords=retire+the+colors It's my Too - https://www.amazon.com/Its-Country-Too-Revolution-Afghanistan/dp/1612348319/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1489342158&sr=1-1 The Podcast - twitter.com/hellofaway Francis - twitter.com/armystrang Nate - twitter.com/inthesedeserts Adrian - www.instagram.com/presumptuous_nominee/

Adrian talks with Swedish soldier Mikael Skillt about the politics of soldiers, and how quickly that goes out the window as soon as you take incoming fire. Follow Mikael on twitter at https://twitter.com/MikaelSkillt and be handy with the twitter translate function. If you want access to this and other bonus content, consider a $5 monthly pledge to the podcast at: https://www.patreon.com/Hellofawaytodie

Trump is promising us a $54b increase to the military budget so we can by more Ripits and Copenhagen long cut. The three talk about insane ways we've personally seen money spent by the Army, from buying useless shit that doesn't work, to just lighting it all on fire. Your tax dollars at work! We're going to start putting up regular articles and linking our work here as well, but be sure to follow the Podcast Twitter account @HellOfAWay for new Medium posts. First up, the beginners guide to buying guns from Francis. www.twitter.com/HellOfAWay/status…39190772490567681 Patreon subscribers, keep an eye out for new bonus content this week from Adrian out in the Ukraine. www.patreon.com/Hellofawaytodie Pick Up The Road Ahead, now available wherever books may be www.amazon.com/Road-Ahead-Storie…War/dp/1681773074 The Podcast - twitter.com/hellofaway Francis - twitter.com/armystrang Nate - twitter.com/inthesedeserts Adrian - www.instagram.com/presumptuous_nominee/

How bad do you need to screw up to get charged with murder in a War Zone? We talk about the the push to get a pardon for Lt. Clint Lorance, a guy who managed to go to jail for killing people in Iraq, and why he should stay there. Adam Linehan article - http://taskandpurpose.com/think-lt-clint-lorance-murderer/ Article about the CIA bungling pretty much everything having to do with Iraq and ISIS We should have a bonus episode coming out soon. If you'd like access, it will run you five dollars a month. Give often and give generously. www.patreon.com/Hellofawaytodie Pick Up The Road Ahead, now available wherever books may be www.amazon.com/Road-Ahead-Storie…War/dp/1681773074 The Podcast - twitter.com/hellofaway Francis - twitter.com/armystrang Nate - twitter.com/inthesedeserts Adrian - www.instagram.com/presumptuous_nominee/

First bonus episod with Felix Biederman (@ByYourLogic) of Chapo Trap House as we talk midwest gunfucking and the left

Adrian is out hunting Ukranian Nazis so Francis and Nate are joined by Derek Davison, an expert on Iran. We talk about the Iran/Iraq war, the history of American foreign policy with Iran and if Francis is going to get smeared across the Persian Gulf in an eventual ground war against the Iranian military. Follow Derek for middle east news and general twitter goodness - https://twitter.com/dwdavison9318 His blog - attwiw.com Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/davisond13 Paypal - paypal.me/DerekDavison As always, you can give your money directly to the troops. We promise to spend it on booze and porn and not Raytheon Hellfires www.patreon.com/Hellofawaytodie Pick Up The Road Ahead, now available wherever books may be www.amazon.com/Road-Ahead-Storie…War/dp/1681773074 The Podcast - twitter.com/hellofaway Francis - twitter.com/armystrang Nate - twitter.com/inthesedeserts Adrian - www.instagram.com/presumptuous_nominee/

Should a leftist join the American military, or does that just make you a tool for the imperial war machine? Is there anything a lefty can learn from serving, or is it all just a waste of time? This week the team expands on Adrian's article in Task and Purpose, responding to the Deadspin article by Hamilton Nolan about why you shouldn't join the military under the current administration. Hamilton Nolan article - http://theconcourse.deadspin.com/dont-join-the-military-1791821274 Adrian's article - http://taskandpurpose.com/discouraging-americans-joining-military-totally-wrong/ We should have a bonus episode coming out soon. If you'd like access, it will run you five dollars a month. Give often and give generously. www.patreon.com/Hellofawaytodie Pick Up The Road Ahead, now available wherever books may be www.amazon.com/Road-Ahead-Storie…War/dp/1681773074 The Podcast - twitter.com/hellofaway Francis - twitter.com/armystrang Nate - twitter.com/inthesedeserts Adrian - www.instagram.com/presumptuous_nominee/

This week we talk about the Muslim ban and the roots of Islamophobia in America and what it means for troops like us who have spent time in some of these banned countries PATREON IS UP. Give your money to troops directly. Don't let the government funnel it through the tax system. They mess it up anyway. www.patreon.com/Hellofawaytodie Pick Up The Road Ahead, now available wherever books may be www.amazon.com/Road-Ahead-Storie…War/dp/1681773074 The Podcast - twitter.com/hellofaway Francis - twitter.com/armystrang Nate - twitter.com/inthesedeserts Adrian - www.instagram.com/presumptuous_nominee/

Welcome to the free release of the first bonus episode with Nate and Adrian as they talk about their book, The Road Ahead. After this all other bonus episodes will be behind out $5 a month paywall accessible through out Patreon page, www.patreon.com/Hellofawaytodie Pick Up The Road Ahead, now available wherever books may be www.amazon.com/Road-Ahead-Storie…War/dp/1681773074 The Podcast - twitter.com/hellofaway Francis - twitter.com/armystrang Nate - twitter.com/inthesedeserts Adrian - www.instagram.com/presumptuous_nominee/

So you have a socialist America. Great! Now what do you do with the most powerful military in the world? The team discusses the role of the warfighter in this brave new world. PATREON IS UP. Give your money to troops directly. Don't let the government funnel it through the tax system. They mess it up anyway. www.patreon.com/Hellofawaytodie Pick Up The Road Ahead, now available wherever books may be www.amazon.com/Road-Ahead-Storie…War/dp/1681773074 The Podcast - twitter.com/hellofaway Francis - twitter.com/armystrang Nate - twitter.com/inthesedeserts Adrian - www.instagram.com/presumptuous_nominee/

The fire team discusses if we're ready for the next big war, and what that war might entail (provided we don't just nuke each other seven times over.) PATREON IS UP. Give your money to troops directly. Don't let the government funnel it through the tax system. They mess it up anyway https://www.patreon.com/Hellofawaytodie Pick Up The Road Ahead, now available wherever books may be https://www.amazon.com/Road-Ahead-Stories-Forever-War/dp/1681773074 The Podcast - twitter.com/hellofaway Francis - twitter.com/armystrang Nate - twitter.com/inthesedeserts Adrian - www.instagram.com/presumptuous_nominee/

The fireteam talks about the Draft starting with the Civil War and going up to the 1980s selective service act. Is it right to send resistant hippies to the front lines? Do we even want them there? Also, the Patreon is in the process of getting approved and we'll put that info out when we have it. Like us, subscribe to us and follow us on our various accounts The Podcast - https://twitter.com/hellofaway Francis - https://twitter.com/armystrang Nate - https://twitter.com/inthesedeserts Adrian - https://www.instagram.com/presumptuous_nominee/ And get the book The Road Ahead - https://www.amazon.com/Road-Ahead-Stories-Forever-War/dp/1681773074/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1483389137&sr=8-1&keywords=the%20road%20ahead

Adrian Bonenberger joins Nate and Francis to talk about the GI Bill, the post 9/11 bill and all the ways the military like to call you worthless and unable to function in polite society. In the news segment, we discuss the DoD health officials warning that energy drinks, the very life blood of the deployed troop, are suddenly bad for you. Support the troops and pick up The Road Ahead: Stories Of the Forever War from Amazon or other places books are sold. With stories from all over the military, including host Nate Bethea (@inthesedeserts) and edited by Adrian Bonenberger. https://www.amazon.com/Road-Ahead-Stories-Forever-War/dp/1681773074/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1483389137&sr=8-1&keywords=the%20road%20ahead

Francis and Nate chat about Christmas overseas, care packages and getting drunk in a war zone

Nate and Joker talk about Payday loans and other ways people who don't love the troops try to dick us over. In the news section, we mourn the passing of the M113 Armored personnel carrier and all those grunts from Vietnam to today forced to sit inside the damn things

Quick episode of just me talking about Japan. We'll be recording a new episode with Nate this weekend. Be sure to also check out my article in Task and Purpose about the intersection of bad drug laws and bad gun laws. http://taskandpurpose.com/bs-marijuana-users-dont-right-bear-arms/

We have a new Cohost! Nate Bethea, former infantry, Ranger qualified and all around smart dude joins the podcast to talk about the lack of compassion in the military This will be the last guaranteed episode for the next couple weeks as I'm traveling, but I'll try to get interviews and new things uploaded while I'm away

Talk of the present and talk of the future of the podcast

Today we discuss how awesome guns are and how bad the government is at planning

Veterans day deals and the future of the stoned Soldier by What a Hell of a Way to Die