The Duality of Man by Tyler Mac A saint one moment, cheerful and glad Leviathan in an instant, destructive, sad. Dealing with comrades’ death through Continue Reading
The Things I Carried: A Special Forces Officer Reflects
On October 2, 2015, I gave notice to my boss: it’s time to do something different after ten and a half years in the Army. In the spirit of a writer Continue Reading
“Quick Win” New Year’s Resolution: Estate Planning
“Quick Win” New Year’s Resolution: Estate Planning by Tyler Mac New Year’s Resolutions remain popular for goal setting and life renewal. Joining the Continue Reading
What will Veterans Day Mean to the Veterans of the #EndlessWar?
Soldiers who were born in 2001 are eligible to enlist and fight in Afghanistan against an enemy that attacked U.S. soil before or soon after they were Continue Reading
Setting the Right Example: Removing the Military Death Penalty
Setting the Right Example: Removing the Military Death Penalty by Tyler Mac The United States Armed Forces has an opportunity to take a firm stance Continue Reading
Transition Dispatch: Part Three
Transition Dispatch, Part Three: A Former Special Forces Officer's Life after the Military by Tyler Mac It has been nearly two months since I Continue Reading
Transition Dispatch: Part Two
Transition Dispatch: Part Two by Tyler Mac Transitioning out of the military is a big decision. It is fraught with memory. It is emotional, Continue Reading
Transition Dispatch: Part One
Transition Dispatch: Part One by Tyler Mac As I go through the transition from military to civilian life, I’m more cognizant of things Continue Reading
A Veteran’s Music Tribute: Thank You for Being There
2016 was already a rough year for music fans around the world. Last December, former Stone Temple Pilots front man Scott Weiland was found dead of a Continue Reading
Blunting the Tip of the Spear: What The SECDEF Really Said, And What It Will Cost.
Editor's Note: About a year ago, Special Forces officer Tyler Mac penned this predictive analysis of the SECDEF's plans to support the ground war in Continue Reading
Dear Congress, Please Formally Declare War This Time.
Editor's Note: With the slow creep of American forces back into Iraq, I thought it was time to re-post this plea from a now-former Special Forces Continue Reading
Remember, Bowe Bergdahl Is a US Soldier; He’s One of Us.
One of America’s most infamous soldiers is in the news again. Yesterday, General Robert Abrams—against the findings of the Article 32 investigating Continue Reading
