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ROUND 1: Drama on the high seas involving the highest person in the chain of command. The military world is in a tizzy over rumors, emails, and articles about President Trump possibly covering up the name of the USS McCain on the recent Presidential trip to Japan. ROUND 2: CNN pens an article that shoots straight to the heart and soul of the daily lives of service members of every ilk. We won't to...

Round 1: Weekend Wrap up from our time in DC and Charlotte. Round 2: Navy Pilots are speaking out about an obstacle they faced in the sky… Hypersonic UFOs… The flyboys and girls are spillin the ole beans on aliens so we are gonna rolllll that beautiful bean footage Round 3: Marine Veteran & Congressman Duncan Hunter is making waves for his stance on the Eddie Gallagher case, and for his brash...

For our Memorial Day episode, we want to remember our fallen heroes, while also making you laugh, just like they would have wanted. Chaps interviews Torey Sonka, a gold-star wife of a Marine that Chaps trained during his time in the Corps. She details how she coped with losing her husband, how her work with cancer patients has helped her heal her own wounds, and the legislation that prevents her f...

ROUND 1: Word on the street is that Trump is saying “Pardon” more than a group of Canadians trying to get through a crowded room, and he's got plans to exonerate some military personnel over Memorial Day Weekend. ROUND 2: The U.S. military spent over $42 billion in research and development in 2018, and though a lot of that goes to weapons programs, a good amount leads to products we use in the civ...

Round 1: Time to wag the dog? US Orders Non-Emergency Govt employees to leave Iraq as tensions with Iran get heated up Round 2: A Navy SEAL got off active service & wanted to join the FDNY but it turns out he was too old. Now he's getting offers from departments all around the country Round 3: ZBT History: We dive into the story of the real life Forrest Gump.  Sammy L Davis and bravery went to...

Round 1: A study has come out with a list of the most dangerous military towns. Spoiler alert: Quantico doesn't make the cut, as nothing exciting has ever or will ever happen there since officers are giant nerds. Round 2: A high tech stealth fighter was no match for a bird after a hawk cost the Air Force a cool $2 Million dollars Round 3: Gear adrift was a gift for a ring of thieves in an elite co...

Round 1. Command Master Chief is seemingly forced to resign for telling the sailors to “clap like they are at a strip club” Round 2. Canadian Navy Admiral says that kids wont join the Navy if the ships don't have wifi. Good. How else would they download ZBT while underway? Round 3: Kim Kardashian Rib Removal Rumors Resurface After Met Gala, Remain Unsubstantiated Round 4: Interview with dolphin tr...

Round 1: The Navy is deploying a carrier and bombers to the Middle East to deter Iran with 'unrelenting force' which is not to be confused with Uncle Chaps' unrelenting diarrhea Round 2: A woman has been arrested after trespassing at CIA Headquarters 3 days in a row & asking for Agent Penis. Who is this veiny operative? Round 3: The Air Force is using fucking lasers to knock down missiles shot...

Believe it or not, Cons is STILL on vacation (lol officers). Congressman Kinzinger takes his spot as we chat about the topics of the day. Round 1: Lawmakers introduced legislation on Tuesday that would allow service members and their families to sue the government, in certain cases, when a member of the military is a victim of military medical malpractice. Round 2: The Commandant said that people...

Max Uriarte is in for Cons on today's pod. Unfortunately, this is only a temporary arrangement. Round 1: We catch up with Max and talk about his new book, his love for LCpls, and his social media policy. Round 2: Breaking down the terrible battle tactics used in S8E3 of Game of Thrones, and how so many GoT quotes would be awesome to use to chew out Marines. Round 3: Ships in the Arctic Circle are...

Round 1: Chaps is basically Varys from Game of Thrones. His little birds sing him a song from the Air Force's 735th Squadron at Hickam AFB. We've got one motivator who sick of everyone's shit so he takes an ALL CAPS dump on the entire unit's chest. Round 2: Our guy who is completely not our guy, the Commanding General of 2nd Marine Division once again put his foot in his mouth. This time it's abou...

ROUND 1: We got the SCOOP on the nasty gram that a 2 Star General sent out last week and it's exactly as we expected, minus the pajamas ROUND 2: The Coast Guard had themselves a solid 4/20 after reeling in a cool $62.5 million dollars worth of marijuana & cocaine ROUND 3: A Marine found a hidden camera in a women's bathroom aboard the USS Arlington & Kate has a plan for the scumbag who put...

We promise 0% of this episode is dedicated to the Mueller Report. Promise! Round 1: A Korean fatso ate his way out of military service by shoving fried chicken and booze down his gullet. Honestly, that sounds lovely. Round 2: We will not rest until The Code on CBS is off the air, and never returns. Round 3: Iraq looks to ban Fortnite and other video games that have a negative influence. There goes...

Round 1: The government might start monitoring veterans' social media to see how “happy and healthy” they are in effort to lower the amount of claims at the VA. Meanwhile, the wars continue. Round 2: A Colorado veteran was sentence to pay 1.3 million dollars in restitution to the VA for pretending to be blind since 1969 .  Round 3: A 94-year-old blind War World 2 veteran just tried downhill skiing...

ROUND 1: Last week we ripped on Army a bit for kicking off Sexual Assault Awareness month with big smiles & a giant sheet cake. Well the head of Navy's Sexual Assault Prevention Programs just showed up & said, ‘Hold my beer, I can top that.' ROUND 2: Who among us isn't getting a little thicc these days? Being Chonk is all well & good, but a new ruling says that won't get you a disabili...

ROUND 1: Breaking Bad - Navy Edition. Some navy drone techs were cooking up their own batches of LSD on a base in California. Far out, man.  ROUND 2: Tenny-runners, Go fasters, sneakers, kicks, whatever you want to call them… the running shoes recruits wear at boot camp will finally be made in America thanks to a decision by Congress. Take THAT China! ROUND 3: The Former Master Chief Petty Officer...

Round 1: In an unprecedented move, the commandant of the Marine Corps has leaked two internal DoD memorandums to The Los Angeles Times. And you're gonna wanna put on earmuffs Cons, ‘cause there's a hard F-bomb in this story. Round 2: The Army celebrated Sexual Assault Awareness month with ::drumroll please:: a fucking cake cutting ceremony. That's it. That's the joke and it's not the onion. Round...

ROUND 1: Gold Star families have been getting the financial shaft for a long time. A new law will right some wrongs just a little bit. ROUND 2: Because of the All women Natl' Guard Command, bears will be flocking to Maryland. It's a Tuesday show, after all. ROUND 3: Interview with Anuradha Bhagwati about her role as an activist and being a Marine Corps Martial Arts instructor. Round 4: Some Airmen...

Round 1: Geardo militia type dudes are taking over the southern border. Without them, the American flag would be in SERIOUS danger Round 2: An unreal interview with Dakota Meyer. We're throwing a MUST LISTEN on this one Round 3: We got a user submitted question: what's the most disrespectful thing you've ever seen while you were in the service? Spoiler alert, a platoon leader got slapped in the mo...

Round 0: Kate explains how she broke her nose during a Monday morning briefing Round 1:The Marine Corps Commandant personally invited MARSOC Trailblazer to become an officer but she wanted that sweet, sweet DD214 more than a butter bar Round 2: Miles Lagoze, the film maker and Marine who shot the documentary Combat Obscura, joins us to talk about the process of the film and the reaction its receiv...

Round 1: The VA is approving drugs that fight depression. That's great, but just let us smoke weed already! We're tryna blaze up, bro Round 2: We interview New York Congressman Max Rose about his military service, life in politics, and why his achievements make us feel like some baby backed bitches. Round 3: President Trump… Please. Stop talking about John McCain. In the words of longtime stoolie...

Chaps is in New York this week so that means it's time for a Platoon Room. Kate tells her story about getting lost in the woods, we do a little Army/Navy March Madness talk, and Chaps tells a story that makes Kate VERY mad at him. And more!!! You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.lin...

Round 1: People got their claws on a stat about Lobstah Tails for the troops & they are seeing red Round 2: This weekend is Saint Patrick's Day so we have a ZeroBlogHistory aboot those Fightin' Irish. Kate's tramp stamp is tinglin! Round 3: Remember the National Guardsman who commandeered a TANK for a joyride through Richmond last summer? Well  he just snuck another wild trip that tops that by...

Round 1: Fuck Springing ahead on the clock. Losing an hour of sleep is a real bitch but we have some folks who have it way worse to start this week. Round 2: Freddie Oversteegen was a boss ass bitch who killed a bunch of Nazis during World War 2. She was a lethal seductress whose story deserves telling so that's just what we're gonna do. Round 3: The US will no longer disclose civilian deaths in d...

ROUND 1: Senator Rand Paul is introducing a victory bonus for all Iraq and Afghanistan vets and we th… wait.. what?!  Oh Hell yeah! We won?! It's over?! WE WON! ROUND 2: What happens with the always newsworthy “Florida Man” gets his hands on a Rocket Propelled Grenade launcher? ROUND 3: We are going to take you on the first ever ZBT Field Op to examine a famous war fighter's house. We aren't sure...