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The Expectation and the Job
"When I enlisted, I tried to sign up for the infantry," said every POG (person other than a grunt) ever. It’s true, but with little means for college Continue Reading
When Afghanistan Broke Trust
By Dr. Wylie Brace and Samantha D. Glidewell This article is the second installment in a three-part series adapted from qualitative research on Continue Reading
“Sometimes, America”: Reflections on the Ranger Legacy
I had a lot on my mind on 14 October, 2025 as I rode the Amtrack train from Washington, D.C. to New York City. I had been in our nation's capital to Continue Reading
That Was a Sad Video
I'm tired and I should be asleep right now, but obviously, I'm not. I went to court yesterday and I'm still wound tight. I am replaying the events of Continue Reading
We Haven’t Moved On
By Dr. Wylie Brace and Samantha D. Glidewell This article is the first installment in a three-part series adapted from qualitative research on Continue Reading
Hollywood Put a Wig on the Lie
There’s a new little trick in prestige television, and by “new” I mean recycled with the confidence of a toddler wearing lipstick on its forehead. Continue Reading
Teaching the Nervous System the Fight Is Over
In 2020, while serving as an assistant team leader on a DEA Special Response Team operation in Boston, I found myself standing behind a rifle-rated Continue Reading
The Last Class Before Everything Changed
It’s graduation season. I’ve been seeing many people share photos of their loved ones walking across high school and college stages to receive Continue Reading
“Live Not By Lies”—What It Means Today
We have internalized well the lessons drummed into us by the state; we are forever content and comfortable with its premise: we cannot escape the Continue Reading
I Wrote a Novel to Keep Myself Alive
By Reid Cross Years of service. Real missions, real stakes, real brotherhood. Then you wake up one morning and the mission is gone. I entered Continue Reading
I Have Important Things to Do
The song "Time," by Pink Floyd (Harvest Records), is about the way ordinary days slip past until a person suddenly realizes that years have gone by. I Continue Reading