Fan Fiction Review #044: The Griffon War: A Soldier's Memoirs

Ponies with guns? Seems legit...

Author: Dusk Quill

When Private Fleethoof recognized his dream and joined the Royal Guard, he never thought he would ever experience the might of Equestria's military firsthand. But when Equestria's safety is threatened by an old enemy, he'll find out just what sacrifices war and survival demand, and what it truly means to serve for Princess and country, and just how important some friendships can be. See the war through the eye-witness account of a soldier on the frontline, all taken from one enduring journal. 

Can the Drill Sergeant stand reading a story about a Private long enough to give it its due? Find out after the jump!

Military Bronies Panel At BronyCon 2013

It is so on...

FOB Equestria, Military Bronies Facebook, and anyone else we can squeeze in, are going to be at the Military Bronies Panel at 10:00 AM on Friday, August 2nd! Get more info after the break!

NOTE: Had to fix the date of the meet up.

SITREP #048: Military Bronies in the News

I can't make this up.

So this just waltzed into our inbox. And we all remember the whole unapproved patches issue from last year. Except this is an APPROVED patch.  This is the real, totally legit, certified by PAO, unit patch of the Joint Undergraduate Specialized Pilot Class 14-05, as reported by Robert Beckhusen at Medium.com. 

Additionally, there are two more articles about the Fort Carlson bronies!

Check them out after the break!

SITREP #045: Outside The Wire and Ms. Duckworth

Well, our pals at Outside The Wire, for the Army Times went ahead and and made an article that I think you all should see. It's a fantastic smoke session as federal representative Tammy Duckworth (D - IL) shames the head of a private company (Mr. Castillo) that the IRS may have illegally contracted. One of the purposes of the congressional investigation is to find out if any illegal activities had taken place. The one thing that Ms. Duckworth wouldn't stand for is the possibility that Mr. Castillo may have used a twisted ankle he got during military prep school as a military-service disability in order to win over the federal contract with the IRS.

Ms. Duckworth seemed positively annoyed by Mr. Castillo's disability rating. Ms. Duckworth was severely injured in 2004, in Iraq, after the UH-60 Blackhawk she was flying was hit by an enemy RPG round. She sustained extensive damage to her arm and both legs, eventually requiring a double amputation of both legs.

Watch the glorious video, and corresponding article after the break.

Fan Fiction Review #038: Gold Star

Hey everybrony! Yes, I just used that term... Anyway, remember when I was actually alive? Me neither, but I'm back! This time I have yet another story submitted to us with a military slant to it. This one was actually sent in to us by the founder/administrator of the Pony Fiction Vault, so it can be reasonably expected to have a certain level of quality, but how good can it really be?

Author: Mindblower

Mom says that families who work really hard get to put a gold star on the inside of their windows.

Perhaps I should have given this one to Tweak or Dizzy... NAH! We've entered the jump zone. Green-light! Go! Go! Go!

MWR: #005

He mad. Why you mad bro? Because we sanctioned your jewelry?

Alright, the MWR post is back, and this one contains, guns, Aussies, musical tanks, and a brief history of the USS Monitor, and why you should care.

Fan Fiction Review # 036: And Then Twilight Was a Marine

I SEE YOUR ALICORN TWILIGHT AND RAISE YOU ONE MARINE TWILIGHT.

Author: totallynotabrony

This is where volunteering for things gets you.

Ante up, Hasbro.

Fan Fiction Review #035: Aces High

For something halfway between sorrow and determination

I think we all agreed Lightning Dust got what was coming to her, but I'm pretty sure we all wanted to know what happened to that hotshot.  This is a take on what went down in the locker room afterwords.

Author: Shadow_Wolf (check link)

The events of the Wonderbolt Academy have played out and Rainbow Dash is in the stretch to achieving her dream but still has a hard time getting a certain erstwhile friend out of her mind. After taking a few minutes to contemplate things, she decides that she's been given enough second chances in her life to see to it that somepony else gets one as well.

Your boss is tapping her hoof and waiting to give you a stern lecture after the break.

Fan Fiction Review #029: Usurped Dawn

Hey look, I actually wrote another review! Just like my last one, this story also has a military theme to it. I have to say, it was something of an interesting read... What? I'm not telling you if that's a good or bad thing. You should know me better than that by now!

Author: BaroqueNexus

My name is none of your concern. We are not alone. Humans are no longer the only creatures that walk, talk, write, and kill. In 2015, the Pentagon received direct contact from an extraterrestrial with an offer that we soon realized was too good to pass up. In exchange, we had to eliminate one of her kind. We were desperate, and this alien held in her hooves the key to humanity's prolonged survival. One man was assigned for the mission. 

I was that man, and that mission was called Operation: Usurped Dawn.

So, how does the author of The Pony in my Pocket do this time? You've got the green-light. Get ready to jump!

Attack of the Memes! #002

Source: Military Bronies Facebook page

So I renamed Brony Reaction Force into something less misleading for this week after a helpful suggestion in the comments. Once again, we are going over the brony community's immediate response to episodes in art, music, memes, and other forms of media.

So this week's episode didn't get much attention from the fandom in general, but that's because it's pretty much our episode to work with. As such, nearly all the meme stuff came from the Military Bronies Facebook Page.

As this is military humor oriented and involves both memes AND the internet... BE ADVISED: NSFW: Language

Fan Fiction Review #026: Letters from the Crescent Sun

Ever heard the saying 'Fighting for peace is like bucking for virginity'?  I know these guys wouldn't agree.

Author: WanderingGoose

There is no specific description. This review will cover the following series of short stories: Ride With the Moon in the Dead of Night, Unforgettable Delivery, A Promise to the Future, On the Wings of Loyalty, and Kindness Under Fire.

Jump on into the cockpit, we'll give you the brief on the way to the objective, after the break.

Fan Fiction Review #024: Wings of Gold

HeyguyshowyoudoinggoodokaythatsgreatsorryIgottagolotsdodowhhheeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!

Author: totallynotabrony

Rainbow is depressed after she is unable to join the Wonderbolts. Her friends get her a ticket to an air show on Earth to cheer her up. She unexpectedly falls in love with jets, and decides that she wants to be a pilot no matter what it takes. She'll need education, training, and more than a little luck.

Does this fic feel the need, the need for speed? Find out after the jump!

Fan Fiction Review #022: Milk Run to Ponyville

Time to review a submission! This one's been in the wings long enough... probably a little too long if I'm being honest. Hey, we still got to it didn't we? Check out what's about.

Author: PonyGuy73

"Milk Run to Ponyville" is a re-telling of parts of the pilot episode through the eyes of one of the Pegasus Guards, who I've arbitrarily given names to. As such, this is not tagged as an OC submission, because I'm not changing the actions of those characters; I'm just giving them a voice and some extra background. It intentionally stops at the beginning of pt.2 of the pilot, since that's the last time we see the Pegasus Guards in that episode.

Royal Guard's perspective? Hmm.... Review inbound after the break!

Fan Fiction Review #021: Home at Last

Source

Why wuv woo, waddy! Why wuv woo wo wuch!!

Author: Lumadous

A heartfelt homecoming for a vet.

Will this story be welcomed with open arms? Click through!

Fan Fiction Review #020: Not in My Air Force You Don't!

IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT THIS STORY HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM FIMFICTION. IF ANYONE HAS A LINK WHERE IT MAY BE FOUND, PLEASE LET US KNOW VIA EMAIL.

'Sup my military bronies? Spangle here with another review... yes I still do these! Especially when the story is about the US Air Force!

This story was recommended to me by one of my fellow Airmen, to whom I can only say "What did you just make me read."

Author: Twystron500

I'm not joking. This is close to how it really is! The insanity that I deal with everyday! This story definitely deserves the random tag. It's also loosely based on true events in my life. Rainbow Dash is the leading Senior NCO of a Com squadron. Pinkie's this spastic Technical Sergeant. Twilight is a grumpy Master Sergeant. Fluttershy is the adorable Commander. Yay.

What do I mean by that comment? Find out after the jump!