A gentleman once walked into the gym that I own to tell me that there were too many weeds on the side of the building. He said that it was an eyesore Continue Reading
Women Can’t be Trusted
It’s not that I hate women, it’s that I kind of don’t trust them. Now hold on ladies, before your cute little lace panties get into a bunch. I fully Continue Reading
Lifestyle Nutrition: A Ranger Speaks
There are as many opinions on what we should eat as there are experts on the subject. The issue becomes even more convoluted when people with Continue Reading
5 Steps for Coping with Injury in Special Operations and Professional Athletics
How do you define yourself? This question does a great deal to provide insight to our mental well being. If you are a powerful attorney but you suck Continue Reading
A Warrior, Defined
The last time that I had my nose broken was in an MMA bout in Alabama. After securing a very deep triangle hold on my competitor he stacked me up and Continue Reading
You’re Not Entitled to Your Own Opinion
The following is not a statement of blame and is in no way intended to pass the bill of responsibility, in affairs current, to which we have all Continue Reading
The Pursuit of Fitness
CrossFit is silly. There I said it. I should say that competing at CrossFit is silly; I’ve always thought so. Comedian Kenny Powers said, “I’m not Continue Reading
Policing the Police (Part 1): Too Much Power?
This first appeared in The Havok Journal on July 30,2 2014. The topic remains just as relevant today. Part two, written by Leonard Benton, can be Continue Reading
Flag Desecration, Fear, and the Fools
Cloth. Not entirely different from the assembly of the shirt you wear while reading this. Fifty white stars, a splash of blue, and thirteen Continue Reading
Ashley’s War
After serving multiple combat deployments as an Army Ranger in my twenties and going on to write for a living in my thirties, I’ve found many books in Continue Reading
An Open Letter to the Future Women of Special Operations
At least once a day I receive a message from someone with aspirations to join Special Operations seeking advice. It occurred to me recently that over Continue Reading
Warrior Philosophy: A Little Chicken is Better Than No Chicken at All
The world falls on us all at times. When this happens, it rarely does so in a single thunderous, cataclysmic event but rather in a series of seemingly Continue Reading