As an investor in startup companies there is always a difficult balance to be maintained, with respect to what are decisions management must make alone and my role as investor, adviser and often board member. This is due primarily to two constraints, namely my availability for any single company in our portfolio, and the need to limit personal liability. This means while I … [Read more...]
Why Civilian PTSD, MST, And Warfighter PTSD Are Each Uniquely Different
By: Chris Buckalew RN, U.S. Army veteran (Author's Note: I am not a psychiatrist or psychologist, I am a Registered Nurse with numerous years of experience in the mental health field. The thoughts below are my own and have been formulated through my research and investigation into this area.) This article first appeared in The Havok Journal on 5 August, … [Read more...]
Eight Resume-Writing Tips for Veterans
I recently spoke with a recruiter from my current company and he mentioned the wide gap in quality of resumes he received from veteran applicants. Here are eight tips to bolster your transition success. You do not need to take it as gospel, but these tips work. 1) Do not lie, omit, or embellish. I once read honesty is being truthful with others while integrity is being … [Read more...]
The Inconvenient Truth: It’s Not About the Tool But the Ideology
This article first appeared in The Havok Journal on 15 July 2016. The disturbing news that invaded the homes of the western world, yet again, over the past 24 hours is more than an “inconvenient truth.” It was a terrorist attack conducted by another jihadist with the intent of harming innocent civilians celebrating their own independence on Bastille Day in Nice, … [Read more...]
Know Your Role: 7 Rules For Supporting Special Operations
Know Your Role: 7 Rules For Supporting Special Operations by Michael Kane While I still have a few years left, I am on the tail end of my military career. I have been fortunate enough to spend most of my time in uniform supporting Special Operations Forces (SOF). I have done a wide range of work. I've done everything from working out of safe houses to sitting behind a desk … [Read more...]
7 Things You Need To Know To Succeed As A Veteran
For those who have served, it’s always a bit (or a lot) of an adjustment when you take the uniform off for the last time. Whether you did a three-year hitch or you are taking stars off your chest on retirement day, it takes some time and effort to recalibrate yourself and/or your family. There are many veterans who have left the service and have managed to transition very … [Read more...]
The Ranger Way – A “Peer Eval” on Tanto’s New Book
The Ranger Way - A "Peer Eval" on Tanto's New Book It is fitting on the first day of the week-long celebration at Fort Benning, Georgia known as “Ranger Rendezvous” to highlight a book published in May. The Ranger Way, written by Kris “Tanto” Paronto, underscores both the value and unique lifestyle of a Ranger. Having both earned the “coveted” Ranger tab and served in … [Read more...]
Jihadi Novels: Same Story, Different Medium, Wave of the Future?
In reading “A Guest on This Earth: Humam al-Balawi and the Birth of Jihadist Fiction” by Nadav Samin, the content struck me as both contemporary and historical. On one hand, the subject of the story, doctor and author turned suicide bomber, Humam al-Balawi is now known as a trailblazer likely to be the first to pen a jihadi novel titled “Take Me to Jihad,” written and posted … [Read more...]
Please, Thank Those Who Gave All, Not Me
After years hearing "Thank you for your service" a thousand times from friends and strangers, the final straw for me came from the most unlikely of persons. It was a few weeks ago while driving into neighboring Fort Campbell, when the young Army MP at the gate handed back to me my retiree ID card, offering his own "Thank you for your service." I was too surprised to … [Read more...]
Veterans: A Social Obligation
War may be the greatest tragedy of humanity. As John Stuart Mill said, “War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things…” The bitter truth is we may never be free from the perils of war and all the hell that it brings. As ugly as it is it is somehow engrained in our nature as humans and thusly will remain a fixture for some time. The least we can do, as a … [Read more...]
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