I’m Capt. Charlie Plumb.  I was a POW in Vietnam for nearly 6 years.  I have since made a life of educating and inspiring others with the lessons learned there.  I have had a decent amount of experience with social isolation.  Believe it or not, there are some tried an...

I'm going to go out on a limb here to do this AMA in spite of the fact that it comprises a few extremely controversial subjects. I am doing it: 1. In an attempt to dispel substantial misunderstandings regarding Orthodox Judaism 2. To try and give some insight into Israeli S...

Hello reddit. My name is Daniel, and I was a soldier of the Russian special forces from 2014 to 2019. I participated in counter-terrorist operations in the North Caucasus, and also was in Syria for 9 months in 2017. During my service I was a gunner, machine gunner, sniper an...

When I first joined the Navy, I worked on the USS Nimitz flight deck, shuttling fighter jets to their take-off positions. While it was fast-paced and exciting, what I truly valued was the ability to mentor new Sailors and help them adjust to life at sea. When the opportunit...

Hello reddit. My name is Daniel. I was a sniper on the side of the russian special forces in 2017 for 9 months, and i was wounded. I am still bound by a non-disclosure document, but I hope that I will have no problems. Sorry for my English. Ask your questions. Here is my me...

It’s Columbus Day in the state of Ohio which means I absolutely got the day off. It also means that if you work in DC at the CIA, FBI, DEA, ICE, ATF, Congress, Senate, or White House, you probably have the day off as well. So this AMA, and the all-day KUWTK marathon, are e...

Did one of these about 5.5 years ago, but there seems to be more questions and interest. Here’s the link to my last AMA: https://reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1zwtqi/iama_12_year_navy_vet_with_45_years_on_a_us/ Proof: https://i.imgur.com/smuubsY.jpg...

Hey guys - Hope everyone is enjoying their holidays. It's been awhile since my last AMA and figured it was about time for round II, as I've received a lot of private messages with some great questions over the past year and a half. Not going to promote or push a damn thing o...

**My short bio:** My name is Michael Eckert, Sgt USMC. IG @Michaeleckert_fit **My Proof:** http://imgur.com/a/gXC9e...

I was a Central Intelligence Agency Case Officer who served in the Directorate of Operations (DO) with multiple tours in Afghanistan and throughout the Middle East. I was in Afghanistan throughout President Obama's 2010 Afghan Surge, during which time I worked on eliminating...