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Death by PowerPoint: The Army Gave AI to the Generals and Left Lower Enlisted Behind
The first time I was taught Battle Drill 2A, the squad attack, my drill sergeant moved rocks and sticks around in the dirt at Fort Benning. The next Continue Reading
One of the Best Failures of My Life
By Austen Alexander I enlisted in the Navy at 21. I grew up in Florence, Alabama, the son of a teacher and a mechanic. I'd dropped out of college, Continue Reading
The Death of Expertise, and Why No One Trusts “The Experts” Anymore
Tom Nichols wrote The Death of Expertise in 2017 to warn Americans about a growing cultural problem: we were becoming increasingly unwilling to accept Continue Reading
The Decision Isn’t the Problem
By Christopher M. Phillips, Ph.D. Editor's note: The cases described in this article are composites, with identifying details changed. I sat Continue Reading
What Soldiers Know About Love
I haven’t read the Bible in a while—unless you count the few times a week that I read the daily scripture sent to my phone from the Bible app. Continue Reading
When the Uniform Becomes a Shadow
I recently read Turning Pro by Steven Pressfield. One passage about the “Shadow Career” struck me:“Sometimes, when we’re terrified of embracing our Continue Reading
Where the Uniform Ends I Begin
The uncertainty leaves me perplexed. The world passes me by as I wonder if these are my last moments. Is today the last day I don this uniform? Are Continue Reading
A Warrior’s Call to Courage After War
By Britta Reque-Dragicevic This first appeared in Britta's blog, "Life After War" and is republished with the author's permission. How do you Continue Reading
Leading with The Big Five: A Tactical Approach to Strategic Leadership
Within the elite echelons of the Ranger Regiment, where precision and purpose collide, an operational mantra underscores success on the battlefield: Continue Reading
Let Them Hate, So Long As They Also Read
I've been the owner of The Havok Journal for more than ten years. And for most of that time it has been a true pleasure. But there is a reason why, Continue Reading
What the Stump Knows
Is it just me, or is anyone else really confused by how a seemingly dead tree—a mere stump—can send up shoots of new life? Essentially, new trees Continue Reading