This first appeared in The Havok Journal February 18, 2019. I guess he was just "Big Pimpin'." Downrange, he was a noncommissioned officer in the Continue Reading
Don’t Lower the Drinking Age for Members of the Military
This article first appeared in The Havok Journal on February 11, 2015. Don't lower the drinking age for members of the military; it's simply not a Continue Reading
“Blessed are the Peacemakers?” The “Infinite Game” with the Taliban
I have struggled with the concept of a Taliban “peace deal” for more than a year. This is a sentiment I suspect is shared by many veterans and service Continue Reading
In Case You Wanted To Read the US/Taliban Peace Deal Yourself, Here It Is
Originally published in The Havok Journal on February 29, 2020, the process is still ongoing today. Here it is, straight from the Department of Continue Reading
Calm Down, Sparky: No One’s Trying to Draft Your Dumb Ass
This first appeared in The Havok Journal on January 7, 2020. Everyone, just calm down. Right now Colin Kaepernick has a far better chance of getting Continue Reading
Congress, Stop Buying Us S#!t We Don’t Need
No one speaks for all veterans, but there are things veterans can all agree on. One of them is this: Congress, we want you to stop buying us shit we Continue Reading
The Ranger Standard: A “Violence Of Action” Excerpt
This is an excerpt from Violence of Action: The Untold Stories of the 75th Ranger Regiment in the War on Terror by Blackside Concepts founder Marty Continue Reading
“Affluenza”: All the Justice Your Money can Buy
The Havok Journal originally published this story in September of 2014. This was updated and republished in 2015. However, the story continues Continue Reading
4 Rules for Supporting Special Operations
Because of my professional background, I get asked a lot about what it’s like to work within the special operations forces (SOF) community. I served Continue Reading
PTSD Treatments aren’t Effective, So Government Green Lights… Ecstasy???
PTSD Treatments aren't Effective, So Government Green Lights... Ecstasy??? by Scott Faith This article first appeared in The Havok Journal on Continue Reading
PTSD: “Drama” is Not “Trauma”
This first appeared in The Havok Journal on September 30, 2014. It seems there are a lot of people out there these days who don’t quite understand Continue Reading
Stepping out of the Shadows: A Review of “Violence of Action”
This first appeared in The Havok Journal on November 19, 2014. "Ranger Veterans Should Step Out of the Shadows" read a recent headline in one of my Continue Reading