MCA Scuttlebutt

GySgt Benjie Manibog, USMC (Ret), was an anti-authoritarian youth turned MARSOC Raider and is the CEO of Thrash-N-Raid, a Southern California skateboard company and Operations Officer of Six Feet Above, a veteran outreach foundation that uses skateboarding to build veteran community. From the fateful day he met a Marine Recruiter who helped him clean up and get in shape to join the Marines, Benjie has been making it happen, through deployments, to getting into MARSOC, being their for his family and now running a skateboard company and a charitable foundation with the expressed goal to “Shred the Trend” of veteran suicide. To support Six Feet Above, visit https://sixfeetabove.org/ To purchase some sweet skateboards or merch visit https://thrashnraid.com/ The views and opinions expressed on Scuttlebutt are those of the individuals and do not reflect the official position of the Marine Corps Association. Produced by Nick Wilson, Vic Ruble, William Treuting, and Nancy Lichtman. <p>The post Scuttlebutt Ep 38: Benjie Manibog, Making it Happen with Thrash-N-Raid and Six Feet Above first appeared on Marine Corps Association.</p>

GySgt Raymond Branham, USMC (Ret), is a Quality Engineering Program Manager for the ATACMS system at Lockheed Martin. Anxious to join the Corps, he enlisted at 16, celebrated his 18th birthday at boot camp, spent 21 years in the Marines where he worked on Harriers and Sabreliners, before taking advantage of educational resources to continue his education and land a job at Lockheed Martin. Join us as we chat with Ray and his colleagues to learn about airframes, hear some sea stories, and learn about Marine Corps and Lockheed Martin education and job resources. If you’d like to learn more from Ray, reach out to him on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/raymond-branham/ Apply for jobs at Lockheed Martin here: https://www.lockheedmartinjobs.com/ The views and opinions expressed on Scuttlebutt are those of the individuals and do not reflect the official position of the Marine Corps Association. Produced by Nick Wilson, Vic Ruble, William Treuting, and Nancy Lichtman. <p>The post Scuttlebutt Ep 37: Ray Branham, Enlisted Young to Work on Aircraft, Now at Lockheed Martin first appeared on Marine Corps Association.</p>

SgtMaj Justin LeHew has stopped by the studio this week to talk about his upcoming adventure, The Long Road, to walk across America along our county’s longest road, US Hwy 20. He’ll be joined by fellow retired SgtMaj Coleman “Rocky” Kinzer, and they are departing from the USS Constitution in Boston on June 6 and are targeting November 10 to arrive in Newport, Oregon. In the 3,365 mile journey, LeHew and Kinzer will be celebrating our military members, making connections, and raising awareness and money for veterans and programs like History Flight. If you’d like to follow along, please visit The Long Road Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/698444134910085 If you’d like to donate to support, please visit History Flight: https://historyflight.com/ Read more about History Flight: https://www.mca-marines.org/wp-content/uploads/History-Flight-1.pdf The views and opinions expressed on Scuttlebutt are those of the individuals and do not reflect the official position of the Marine Corps Association. Produced by Nick Wilson, Vic Ruble, William Treuting, and Nancy Lichtman. <p>The post Scuttlebutt Ep 36: SgtMaj LeHew is Walking Across America with SgtMaj “Rocky” Kinser first appeared on Marine Corps Association.</p>

This week Vic sits down with Paul Greive, a former ground intelligence officer turned SoCal sustainable, certified wildlife friendly pasture-raised chicken farmer. His company, Pasturebird, is a wholesale pasture poultry operation located just a few miles east of Camp Pendleton, where Paul spent much of his fleet time. Paul talks to us about how his passion for good, sustainable, nutrient-rich food started from his need to cure his symptoms from Lyme disease. And then what began as a Facebook post inquiring to see if anyone wanted to buy some chicks exploded into him leaving his accounting firm in Orange County to becoming one of the pioneers on the forefront of sustainable and humane farming. Find Paul online: https://www.pasturebird.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulgreive/ https://www.getrealchicken.com/ The views and opinions expressed on Scuttlebutt are those of the individuals and do not reflect the official position of the Marine Corps Association. Produced by Nick Wilson, Vic Ruble, William Treuting, and Nancy Lichtman. <p>The post Scuttlebutt Ep 35: “Farmer” Paul Greive from Marine Intelligence to Chicken Farming first appeared on Marine Corps Association.</p>

Col Tim Hough fills in for Vic this week behind the big microphone at Scuttlebutt, and joins Nick and Nancy as they explore the practical effects of Force Design and Talent Management. As one of the key Marines facilitating Amphibious Combat Vehicles to units, Col Hough talks about working with contractors, both at home and in Europe, and applies his decades of Corps experience to dig into the future of talent management and recruiting. Talking about recruiting, we look at the impact the original Top Gun had for the Navy and touch on some other movies that have been used to recruit for the military over the years. The views and opinions expressed on Scuttlebutt are those of the individuals and do not reflect the official position of the Marine Corps Association. Produced by Nick Wilson, Vic Ruble, William Treuting, and Nancy Lichtman. <p>The post Scuttlebutt Ep 34: Bringing ACVs to Marines, Talent Management, and Top Gun with Col Hough first appeared on Marine Corps Association.</p>

Scuttlebutt loves good stories and Kris Battles, the Artist in Residence of the Marine Corps, and combat artist Elize McKelvey join us in studio to talk about capturing the Corps through combat art. We learned a lot, from their Marine Corps journeys, to what art captures that photography doesn’t, why the Marine Corps has an art program and so much more. We hope you enjoy this special peak at a highly visible, yet relatively unknown corner of the Corps. The views and opinions expressed on Scuttlebutt are those of the individuals and do not reflect the official position of the Marine Corps Association. Produced by Nick Wilson, Vic Ruble, William Treuting, and Nancy Lichtman. <p>The post Scuttlebutt Ep 33: Capturing the Corps through Art with Kris Battles and Elize McKelvey first appeared on Marine Corps Association.</p>

Stephen Canty sat down with William to talk about his stunning documentary “Once A Marine” available on Amazon Prime. Canty, who served two tours in Afghanistan, including Marjah, spent seven years on the documentary and takes us on the journey of what it meant to make the film, how to listen to veterans, and the generational differences and similarities between veterans of different eras. They also talk about the evolution of the film, to how Canty got the rights to use Pagan Altar’s music for the soundtrack, and much, much more. This was an exciting interview, as everyone who has seen the movie can attest, it is a seminal documentary that needs more recognition. Support Stephen by watching and reviewing “Once A Marine” on Amazon Prime: https://www.amazon.com/Once-Marine-Stephen-Canty/dp/B08NJYZPD9 The views and opinions expressed on Scuttlebutt are those of the individuals and do not reflect the official position of the Marine Corps Association. Produced by Nick Wilson, Vic Ruble, William Treuting, and Nancy Lichtman. <p>The post Scuttlebutt Ep 32: “Once A Marine” filmmaker Stephen Canty first appeared on Marine Corps Association.</p>

Dr. Marc DeVore, a Senior Lecturer at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland, is an expert on the political economy of defense, the international arms trade, military innovation, and more joined Vic and William to help us understand Russia’s military and how we were so far off the target when it came to the outcome of their invasion of Ukraine. He shed insight on the nature of an Authoritarian Military, Russia’s desire to make their military look like it has America’s technological sophistication, and the risks for Ukraine in the event of a major counter-offensive. After listening in, for more insight read Six Things NATO Can Do to Help Ukraine, which Dr. Devore contributed to. The views and opinions expressed on Scuttlebutt are those of the individuals and do not reflect the official position of the Marine Corps Association. Produced by Nick Wilson, Vic Ruble, William Treuting, and Nancy Lichtman. <p>The post Scuttlebutt Ep 31: Dr. Marc DeVore’s insights on Russia first appeared on Marine Corps Association.</p>

In this edition of Scuttlebutt Col Woodbridge joins Vic and William to discuss military writing for professional defense journals such as Marine Corps Gazette. Learn the broad strokes from argumentative, fact-supported positioning, to knowing the publication’s audience, to avoiding plagiarism. If you or someone you know is contemplating writing for a military journal, listen in and we look forward to reading your work! The views and opinions expressed on Scuttlebutt are those of the individuals and do not reflect the official position of the Marine Corps Association. Produced by Nick Wilson, Vic Ruble, William Treuting, and Nancy Lichtman. <p>The post Scuttlebutt Writer’s Guide first appeared on Marine Corps Association.</p>

Everyone here at Scuttlebutt is blown away by the resolve and the fighting spirit of the Ukrainian people as they face down Russian missiles, tanks, and soon, maybe even conscripted soldiers. Nick, Vic, and Will explore the war in Ukraine and some of the directions it has taken and touch on the global interconnectivity of the conflict. Also, Nick and Vic celebrated their birthdays on back to back days last week. The views and opinions expressed on Scuttlebutt are those of the individuals and do not reflect the official position of the Marine Corps Association. Produced by Nick Wilson, Vic Ruble, William Treuting, and Nancy Lichtman. <p>The post Scuttlebutt 29: Ukraine Week 6 first appeared on Marine Corps Association.</p>