Every organization has an internal hierarchy. Whether it be the U.S. Army, Hewlett Packard, or the Federal government they all have a multi-tiered Continue Reading
Guns Are Becoming The Bogeyman
Wikipedia describes a bogeyman as a “mythic creature used by adults to scare children into good behavior.” It’s basically a scare tactic, using a Continue Reading
The End of the Conversation: What Soldiers Talk About
It's been said about combat that it consists mainly of boredom occasionally punctuated by moments of terror. But, mostly, there's lots of boredom. Continue Reading
The Most Important Lesson I Learned from My First Sergeant
First Sergeants are the linchpin of the military community. They maintain tradition and continuity in a world where platoon leaders, company Continue Reading
“We the People of the United States…”
Way back in the 1970s when I was a kid a record came out entitled, “Free To Be, You and Me.” It had such hit songs as, “It's All Right to Cry” and Continue Reading
“Not Quite One Weekend a Month”: Disaster Relief with the National Guard
In the summer of 1992, I was a college student on the “four and a half year” plan at a college in North Florida. I was in Army ROTC, waiting to get Continue Reading
“Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda”: Don’t Let This Be You
The Wegonna tribe was the most powerful in the land. They were a proud and noble people, known for getting things done. They never took no for an Continue Reading
Search Warrants: The Fruit of the Poisonous Tree
There has been much said, written, and posted recently about the Nunes letter that made allegations regarding the veracity and integrity of the FISA Continue Reading
The Need for Police Reform (And Other Lies You Have Been Told)
I’ve been, “on the job” in law enforcement for over 20 years. I have seen the support/popularity of law enforcement rise and fall throughout that Continue Reading
Special Order/Special Interest: A Satirical Political Rant Targeting… Everybody
“Well, the one on the right was on the bottom And the one in the middle was on the top And the one on the left got a broken arm And the guy on his Continue Reading
The Ranger Road Project
Originally published in American Shooting Journal At first glance, Mikhail Venikov looks like he could be an extra Cobra Kai bad guy in a “Karate Continue Reading
COVID-19: My Chemical Romance
This first appeared in The Havok Journal on March 27, 2020. Perspective, it's how we look at something now can be light years away from how it Continue Reading