A Grunt's Life

Lt. Murphy tries to deal with his own inhumanity while saving that of his men, and dreaming of killing his commanding officer.

Latest: Season 2 · 2022

E1. What Winning Looks Like
Apr 20, 2022
2nd Lieutenant Murphy’s platoon encounters resistance on a raid, but a sociopathic mishap lands them on the hunt for a mystery man who is quietly running Musa Qala. The brass play an infantile game of telephone centered around Afghanistan’s “bright future.”
E2. Get You Some Blood
Apr 27, 2022
2nd Lieutenant Murphy deals with the brass at the Battalion District Center and learns that his platoon will get an Afghan National Police squad attached to them. Meanwhile his platoon searches for snatch, computers, sat phones, and stuff to steal.
E3. Best of the Afghan Best
May 4, 2022
The Marines of 1st Platoon experience the absurdity of integrating with Afghan forces, when a squad of Afghan Police arrive at their patrol base. Negligent discharges and racism run rampant as the debauchery on base hits a high point.
E4. Medium Knock
May 11, 2022
While 3rd Squad is on a mission to detain a new HVT, a brawl breaks out on base between the Marines and Afghan police squad that leaves the platoon with a new pet.
E5. Trust the Process
May 18, 2022
A female mechanic arrives on base to fix the generator and has a mission to smash Lance Corporal Richards, while 2nd Lieutenant Murphy has to explain the death of their HVT to Battalion Command, and Superman comes back from the dead.
E6. Thanks for Listening
May 25, 2022 · 22m
Second Lieutenant Murphy zeroes in on Buhtpaki.