Bradley Florian Podliska is an American author and intelligence analyst. Podliska was motivated to serve in the military by the stories of his grandfathers, both of whom served in World War II. He graduated from University of Wisconsin, where he chaired the College Republicans, and interned with conservative media watchdog Media Research Center. He took all of the Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps courses, but found employment with the United States Department of Defense (DoD) and joined the Air Force Reserve rather than the Army. In the DoD, Podliska first worked for the Director of Intelligence for the United States Joint Forces Command in Virginia, followed by a stint at the Joint Warfare Analysis Center, and then a one-year placement in Germany conducting tactical intelligence for