Steel and Stylus is a site geared toward the reader with an avid interest in War, conflict and the development of ideas, philosophy and civilizations over the millennia of human history. Read the Home page for a more thorough description, and browse some of the articles to get a taste of what we’re all about here.
I decided to start this site to pursue my interests in the Steel and the Stylus while seeing who else had similar intellectual pursuits.
About me:
I joined the Army in 2010 after graduating from college. I had an opportunity to become an officer right out of college, but I decided to enlist in the Infantry and “get some experience first”. A few weeks after graduating from Fort Benning I found myself boots on the ground in Kandahar, Afghanistan at the height of the surge with an M240L Machine Gun and a Carl Gustav Recoilless Rifle. Over the course of a few deployments (and with quite a bit of help from friends), I gained some of that “experience” I wanted… No longer was I forced to daydream what it was like to be a soldier, as I had been thoroughly ensconced in all things war, combat and Army. It was an experience and an adventure.
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