The Outpost Apr 2026

Do not go to the edge alone. And if you do, make sure you have the high ground. Have you seen The Outpost ? Does the 2020 film do justice to the real-life Medal of Honor recipients? Let me know in the comments below.

The outpost was built at the bottom of a steep valley, surrounded by towering, sheer mountains. In military doctrine, you put a base on top of the mountain so you can see the enemy coming. You do not put it at the bottom of a bowl, where the enemy can literally look down and fire directly into your latrine. The Outpost

The film answers those questions by focusing not on the politics, but on the men. It is a tribute to the human capacity for aggression and love simultaneously—the instinct to protect the soldier next to you, even if you hated him last week. Do not go to the edge alone