Not exactly a forum where military advice is the topic of discussion; however, I have noticed that some of you have either served or are serving, in addition to many of you being leaders/in leadership roles and was hoping to get some advice/share a win. First and foremost, normally I would just keep this to myself because I prefer to just keep my accomplishments to myself--but really wanted to shout this one out since I could not be any more stoked. I am also currently working through my "lonely chapter" and I hoped here would be a solid option for sharing. After months of going through getting a moral waiver for an arrest I got right out of high school around 12 years ago (stupid fucking decision I made, but have not been in any trouble since). It started to look like I was not going to be able to, but just got approved last Friday and signed an 11x contract with option 4 yesterday. Don't leave till the end of May, so I got some time to improve/change somethings. Talked myself out of enlisting out of high school due to a mild color vision deficiency which can be disqualifying for many combat jobs. So, instead of letting the Army disqualify me, I disqualified myself. Recently decided I needed to determine once and for all is this was a path I could not pursue, and low and behold, I passed the red/green color vision test and qualified for airborne. So on top celebrating the above, I wanted to inquire for some advice. What are somethings I can do now to improve my ability to lead? Whether that be to read a specific book/s, or take certain actions? I want to be an asset to the men and women I serve with down the line, and anything I can do now to improve my ability to be that, I would like to pursue. Is there any recommendations on improving my ability to not just lead, but also be part of a team? Teams are only as good as their weakest link and I would like to be the strongest possible link I can be. Or would being a strong teammate go hand-in-hand with being a strong leader?

I witnessed a brutal red pill moment today. Stepped into the elevator at the office with this landwhale, easily pushing 100 kilograms, taking up half the damn space. One of the VPs rolls in—a chunky mid-40s dude, but he’s got that alpha posture and owns it. She tries some small talk, probably fishing for validation, and he gives her a quick head nod like “yeah, whatever.” She starts yammering about her weekend plans—nobody asked—when the doors slide open. In walks this slim, tight 23 year-old chick, probably a 7 or 8. Mid-sentence, VP spins on a dime, lights up like a horny teenager, and hits her with a “Hey, how’s your week going?” Full-on charm mode, grinning ear-to-ear, practically wagging his tail. The fattie wasinstantly shutdown. Face drops, story dies mid-breath, and she’s staring at her sausage feet crammed into shoes two sizes too small. You could see the hamster wheel spinning—humiliation sinking in hard. I got where she was at, but sympathy? Nah, man. She’s old enough to know the game. You wanna play at a higher level? Drop the blubber and stop being a walking punchline. Losers get smacked with it 24/7—little cuts, big wounds, every damn second. Most of us don’t even clock it, too busy grinding our own shit. But they feel it, brothers. Every sideways glance, every interrupted convo, it’s the world screaming “you’re nothing” right in their face. VP didn’t even know he was shivving her—he’s just following the script. The jungle rules. No mercy, no opt-out. Lift, eat clean, and stay sharp, or get left behind with the rest of the human wreckage.

What would a world where women were no different than men look like? A world where the utopian feminist ideals of gender equality held sway, how would that be?

Solid X Space had the chance to ask questions and gain valuable insights. 🙌🏼👏

... Been following some "high-status coaches" online and I wonder what your thoughts are on those coaches from the US/EU simply moving to another country of lower status eg. Colombia, Brasil, ... and then sell you how much girls they "easily b-ng"? IMHO this is not creating high-status. It's using lower status people in low income countries to create an illusion of high-status while al they do is actually staying at the same status they were in the beginning. I wonder how these guys would do in cities like NY, London, Paris, ...