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What a Hell of a Way to Die

Sep 29, 2022

For this week's free episode, Francis speaks with Military.com reporter Steve Beynon discusses a new program that lets soldiers pick their duty stations as enlistment incentives. They also talk about terrible conditions in Army barracks, the fact that the Secretary of the Army tried to blame low recruiting numbers on...


Sep 22, 2022

This is an entire episode of DadChat! Just in case you’re wondering when we get to the point.

This week, Nate and Francis talk about the Space Force’s official new song, the tendency of the military to require singing at formation in general, and much more.

For this week’s bonus, we've finally gotten Shocks his...


Sep 15, 2022

For years, the Army has issued everyone who enlists with a medal for ostensible service in the Global War on Terror. Now, that war isn’t technically over–we still have troops deployed to Iraq, Syria, and elsewhere in the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia–but according to Military Times reporter Davis...


Sep 8, 2022

This week, Francis and Nate discuss the recent disappearance of Fat Leonard, a comedic figure of Navy bribery and corruption who managed to skip bail 3 weeks before he was due for sentencing. Which was easy, since he was living in a mansion while serving as a star witness for almost a decade. We’ve heard rumors of a...


Sep 1, 2022

This week, Francis speaks with reporter Jasper Craven about the current state of the Department of Veteran Affairs–the fact that future administrations think the overall veteran population will shrink, the fact that veteran culture is in many ways synonymous with being a chud, and Francis’ hesitancy to ever call...