“Fake it till you make it.” Most of us have heard the phrase, and most of us have probably lived it in one way or another. But there’s a deeper truth Continue Reading
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The Private at the Bottom of the Peer List
By James B. When my platoon formed up for Darby Phase, I felt out of place from the start. No one wears rank in Ranger School, but you can read the Continue Reading
Snow Showers on a Sunny Day
By Ryan Mimna I look out my window at a curious sight. As sunshine sits still in a haze, dancing in the wind, snowflakes on a sunny Continue Reading
The Cult of Performed Dysfunction
The surest sign a society has lost its mind is when it starts calling basic self-respect oppression. That’s when you know the adults have left the Continue Reading
Behind Friendly Lines
A few weeks ago, at the height of burnout and a real period of darkness, I got a text from a friend that offered a glimmer of hope. He asked if I Continue Reading
The Gun Comes Last
I have responded to enough crime scenes in my career to know what violence looks like up close. I have seen what a bullet does to a human body. I have Continue Reading
The Quiet Weight of Coming Home
There’s a moment no one really prepares you for. It’s not the firefight. Not the deployment. Not even the long, dull stretches of waiting Continue Reading
Tang Ping Is Older Than the CCP
By Bruce D. Kowal Charles Faint's recent analysis of tang ping in these pages is intelligent, well-observed, and correctly identifies the Continue Reading
The Recruiter Found Me in a Doghouse
No joke, there I was... slacking off at my pet store job, taking a little nap on the clock. We were slow, and I only made around six bucks an hour. Continue Reading
Departing Awards: “We Don’t Do This Alone”
I’m the kind of guy that wins all his arguments three days later in the shower. When I haven’t had an argument in a while, I dig up the past and say Continue Reading
Why Would an Army Brat Drop Out of High School?
I dropped out of high school when I was 16. I don’t necessarily start all of my conversations this way and I tend not to advertise it but not for the Continue Reading
Best Bedroom Furniture in Pennsylvania: A Complete Guide to Style, Comfort, and Long-Term Value
Introduction Photo by Spacejoy on Unsplash Finding the Best Bedroom Furniture in Pennsylvania is about more than simply filling a room with Continue Reading