It seems that a huge percentage of the U.S. population believes that they should have a right to know everything about everything, as long as it's a Continue Reading
Air Force & ANG: Stop Treating Part-Timers Like They’re Subjects in a Social Experiment
This post popped up on my feed today on a business networking site where a mom was talking about her young daughter getting older. “"It's easier Continue Reading
Dog and Pony Shows, Elephant Walks, and Other Air Force Circuses
What I’m about to say applies to any VIP including civilians, and some of it will be tongue-in-cheek, but please try to see the underlying concept Continue Reading
Sometimes You Gotta’ Break the Rules to Take Care of Your People
Sometimes heroes show up when you least expect them, and this is about one of those times. Most of my active duty Air Force time was spent teaching Continue Reading
Feminism: You Can’t Have It Both Ways… Well Maybe Nowadays You Can
As some have already discovered, I’m very much a person who strives for consistency in word and deed. Double standards and situational ethics drive me Continue Reading
Find Your Clouds and Don’t Let Them Slip Away
I've been blessed to spend quite a bit of time with my grandchildren recently and all of them are elementary school age and younger. We have spent Continue Reading
The Little Boy Who Cried Wolf
Once upon a time, there was a General in the Pentagon who was in charge of all the F-16s in the Air Force and he found out about a very dangerous Continue Reading
Why Gallows Humor is Essential in the Military
For the most part, the huddled masses know nothing of the concept of gallows humor, and yet for many in the military, it's just a part of who their Continue Reading
Waving Bye-Bye to Miss American Pie
This first appeared in The Havok Journal on July 21, 2020. ___________________ Don't get your hopes up that I'm going to write about the movie because Continue Reading
I Hear Ghosts
One of my favorite movies is "12 O'Clock High" starring Gregory Peck, who, along with Jimmy Stewart, happens to be one of my favorite actors of all Continue Reading
The Distinguished Flying Double-Cross
The Air Force claims to care about its people, yet this stunt happened. On April 1st (I’ll let the reader draw the irony of the date connection) the Continue Reading
The End of Free Speech: This Isn’t America Anymore
This isn’t going to be a long article because I don’t want the message to get lost in the words. For the first time in my life, I am really and Continue Reading