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Round 1: Things are getting crazy with our beloved Navy. The Secretary of the Navy was fired after going around the Secretary of Defense in order to cut a drug deal with the President regarding Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher.  Round 2: An Army Lt Col is taking charge of troops in a combat zone like nobody ever has before. When you hear this story, your head will be spinning.  Round 3: The fucking Russi...

ROUND 1: In a very meta move, an Air Force leader, who once published an essay about the importance of respecting subordinates... was fired for disrespecting his subordinates ROUND 2: A Coastguardsman in Alaska was charged in the murder of a fellow seaman, but he was just released from the brig thanks to a Snapchat video…  ROUND 3: POP QUIZ: Surprise! Kate is going to make us take the General Scie...

Round 1: Did you know Marines had rights? Well turns out they do. Those 16 Marines arrested for human trafficking in front of their battalion had their rights violated according to a Marine Corps judge. Round 2: The TSA is gonna start shooting down drones that fly near airports. I've never wanted a job more in my life. Round 3: The military world was abuzz on Friday night when President Trump anno...

ROUND 1: An Air Force veteran - turned US Airways pilot - spent several days in a Denver jail following a nuuude phone call, and now the city owes him big time. ROUND 2: We're fast approaching peak holiday shopping season so word of warning... don't be like the Virginia National Guardsman who got caught stealing WWII dog tags from the National Archives as a gift for his wife's grandma.  ROUND 3: B...

Round 1: It's the day after veterans day so we are gonna focus on a civilian warrior whose act of bravery knows no bounds. It turns out having fake battle axes doesn't make you a nerd. It makes you force to be reckoned with. Round 2: Undersea explorers participating in “The Lost 52 Project” are on a mission to find the wreckage of every American Submarine lost in WWII, and they just made a huge fi...

ROUND 1: Brett Michaels, lead singer of the band Poison and star of the VH1 show ‘Rock of Love', has gone on the record to thank the troops... for “allowing him to dress the way he does every day”. (Billboard) ROUND 2: An Army Intel Battalion became a laughing stock on social media this week for showing the opposite of intelligence with a shady cell phone app. ROUND 3: Kate interviews Marine Corps...

Round 1: Canada is introducing “veteran villages” in Calgary and the places sound dope. Repacking negatives and tackling them head-on takes effort. Props to some organizations for making that effort.  Round 2: Military families can be weird. If you don't believe us, listen to Podfathers. A family and some pals made a huge mistake by making some candy look like Crystal Meth on Kirtland AFB. Just a...

Round 1: Sometimes military acronyms get out of hand… And thus, it's time to talk about S-P-O-R-T-S… The Air Forces hip new gameplan to get you on & off the toilet in 5 minutes.  Round 2: Master Sergeant Matthew Williams, an active-duty Green Beret, received the Medal of Honor on Wednesday for actions during a 2008 Special Forces raid in Afghanistan that resulted in a 7 hour firefight. The sto...

Round 1: A veteran gets super veterany about trash that was blowing all over his precious, precious street. He needs three soldiers to come police call the area right damn now. Round 2: The leader of ISIS was killed over the weekend by US Special Forces in Syria. Good riddance, turd. We've reported his death at least twice before but this time it seems to be true.  Round 3: Navy auditors found a w...

ROUND 1: Usually stalking is frowned upon, especially if it's naked stalking, but one Marine Scout Sniper wanted to strut his stuff & did just that. ROUND 2: Have you ever been so in love with someone you let them take over the helm of your Guided Missile Destroyer? That was the case for one smitten Navy Commander who has since been fired some scandalous affair behavior. ::sassy:: Get ready to...

Round 1: A British soldier is going to jail for six months for...you guessed it, purple nurples. Round 2: The Iwo Jima flag raising is one of the most iconic images in history. The people credited for being in that photo recently changed. That changes the legacy of some families.  Round 3: There's lots of aspects that we miss about being in the military. Having to use military bathrooms isnt one....

ROUND 1: It looks like a lot of military personnel are not puff-puff-passing their piss tests & studies are showing a big increase in marijuana use among troops in states where it's legal. ROUND 2: Russians take over a hastily abandoned US military base in Syria and find our secret cache of dick drawings. ROUND 3: The Chaps family took in a kitten we found in our back yard this week, so we're...

Round 1: The Barstool Sports Office is in a state of disarray. A gigantic mess left behind by Yankees fans has thrown PFC Bren onto the Battle Commander's radar (Erika Nardini) and that's not somewhere you want to be. What does Staff Sgt. Chaps have to say to him? Round 2: The Army is working on a combat robot working dog. This is betrayal the likes have never been seen.  Round 3: MSG Mark Allen,...

ROUND 1: Now that the UFO/Area 51 drama has subsided, we need to alert you to a much more pressing matter…. Torpedo Eating Sea Monsters. Yarghhh with eyes black… like a doll's eyes... ROUND 2: We've got an unreal story of bravery, selflessness & resilience from a soldier who stepped up to save lives during horrible training accident.  ROUND 3: Holy micromanagement, Batman. This is a hot story...

Round 1: It's time for ALLL Navy folks to take advantage of our ad deals with Dollar Shave Club because you nasty little squids will no longer be able to get a permanent no-shave chit.  Round 2: Any time we can take a dump on O-6s and above, we will. The towel policy at an Air Force Base is outrageous. We shame those senior leaders who allow it.  Round 3: Kate sat down with the viral philly hero…....

ROUND 1: Military Ball SZN is fast approaching and with that - comes the dreaded fundraisers to lower the ticket prices. We asked YOU what YOUR units volun-told you to do, and the answers did not disappoint.  ROUND 2: After 11 years with one of the worst looks in the military, Sailors are not feeling blue about a big uniform change that went into effect this week.  ROUND 3: Cool? Ah-slappin' da ba...

Round 1: A woman who unwittingly helped assassinate Kim Jong Un's half-brother said she did it to be a YouTube star… and there but for the grace of god go I.  Round 2: A study by Duke University found that employers think veterans lack social-emotional abilities and are less likely to hire them for certain jobs. Whatever, nerds. Round 3: Senior Army Leaders are triggered that soldiers are violatin...

ROUND 1: A walrus defending her cubs sank a Russian Navy boat in the Arctic Ocean. Will Putin declare war on all sea mammals? ROUND 2: A soldier planned to bomb a major American news network, and it turns out... that's frowned upon. The FBI has scooped him up & we're thinking it'll be worse than a simple counseling.  ROUND 3: Chaps traveled out to interview Robert Sweatt, a 97-year-old WWII ve...

Round 1: The Area 51 Raid is over and the Air Force Defenders won the day but the DoD still had to apologize for a now-deleted Tweet involving a B-2 bomber and a gaggle of Airmen. Round 2: Army Captain gets the biggest boner for himself and creates the biggest closed door open door policy we've ever seen.  Round 3: Private Portnoy, better known as Cousin Mike and Dave Portnoy's father, joins the s...

ROUND 1: Hey there Red, White & Beautiful --- we found some of the WORST military dating profiles around and we're gonna break ‘em down for ya. Listen in & who knows… maybe you'll find your soul mate  ROUND 2: A veteran from PA went to D.C. thinking he was just there to tour the WWII memorial, but he ended up getting the surprise of a lifetime, and a medal that was a long time coming ROUND...

Wow we made it to 200 episodes! Or something. We've probably done more but this is the 200th OFFICIAL one. Thanks for listening. Today's rounds: Round 1: Boot Marine tackles the ever-loving-dog shit out of two teens who were fist-fighting. The Marine Corps' statement on the fight is a wild ride. Round 2: City Chickens were taking over a hanger. An Army CWO authorized the use of airsoft guns via an...

On this very special edition of ZBT we are joined by Brigadier General Don Bolduc. Bolduc led the first units into Afghanistan in the months after 9/11, and did so on horseback. He's also running for Senate in the state of New Hampshire. In the interview we touch on the Afghanistan War, leadership principles, defeating the mental health stigma, and so much more!  You can find every episode of this...

ROUND 1: The news that the Taliban were going to meet with Trump at Camp David the day before 9/11 caused a firestorm, but now the talks have stalled & they're not meeting at all ROUND 2: The Army has launched an inquiry into how a teen with autism and arm disorders was recruited ROUND 3: General McCraven's Lessons In Leadership ROUND 4: ISIS is using cows as suicide bombers but I hate that te...

ROUND 1: Scientists want to inject night vision straight into troops' eyeballs. Should every troop be a bionic robot hero? Many are saying yes.  ROUND 2: The Battle Against Fake News has officially been waged by the DoD. The mission? To repel “large-scale, automated disinformation attacks”. Looking at you Russia… ROUND 3: The US State Department went full Nigerian Prince mode on the captain of an...

Round 1: The chief negotiator for the Taliban reported that a “deal is done” involving the closure of 5 US bases in Afghanistan. Is the war over? Did we win? Well, it's hard to say.  Round 2: A historic class graduated from Ranger school last week. It included the first ever Air Force woman to complete the course and former NBA player Marshall Plumlee who is 7 feet tall and you can't teach that. ...