Perspective from a Ranger: I was an Animal David Venzor originally published in September 2017When I was about ten years old my older brother (by five years) got a pump action BB gun for his birthday. This was the real deal. I'm talking 1990's, pump this thing up 12 times and it was going through a wooden fence, weren't quite the regulations their are today, real deal. My … [Read more...]
Veterans: The New Hipsters?
By Kevin WilsonThere’s always a certain tension when two servicemen meet for the first time. The nature of the tension often varies based on branch, job, and life experience. One might reasonably expect a grunt, for instance, to size up another grunt, the tension of two warriors vying for dominance. When fellow Havok Journal denizen and fellow POG Paul and I met up to … [Read more...]
Don’t Tell Me How To Do My Job: A Law Enforcement Officer’s Perspective
I don’t know anything about cars. When something goes wrong with mine or it needs service I take it to a mechanic. Like most people, when I get the oil changed and the service technician comes out and asks me if I want a new air filter for my flux capacitor I flip a coin in my head and make a decision based from that.It wouldn’t make any sense for me to walk into the … [Read more...]
“The 90% Solution:” Managing Your Boss’s Military Ego
"The 90% Solution:" Managing Your Boss's Military Ego by Nick PernaEvery organization has an internal hierarchy. Whether it be the US Army, Hewlett Packard, or the Federal government they all have a multi-tiered chain of command through which all concepts, products, ideas, memos, projects and so on need to be routed through.Battalion Commanders, C.E.O.s, Chiefs Of … [Read more...]
Citizenship as a Practice, Not a Status
As a young man, I was fortunate enough to be involved with youth organizations such as the Boy Scouts of America. In the ‘Boy Scouts’, I learned various tasks the public has come to know: camping skills, marksmanship, and community service (those tin bins of popcorn won’t sell themselves!). Specifically, I recall earning merit badges (awards for completing specific … [Read more...]
As A Veteran, I Am A “Minority”
As A Veteran, I Am A "Minority" By: Jeffrey Marshburn this article was originally published in August of 2017._____ Since August 12th 2017, there has been an amazing surge of national insanity that has swept social media, as well as our mainstream media. In the midst of trying, as a nation, to once again come to grips with both domestic terror and racism as it unfolded … [Read more...]
The “Signature Injury” Of The War On Terror Is Not PTSD. It’s Low-T.
The "Signature Injury" Of The War On Terror Is Not PTSD. It's Low-T. by Kevin LaczThis past June, I was invited to speak at a symposium on TBI/PTSD in Warsaw, Poland. As a Physician Assistant in functional medicine, I was invited by the Friends of GROM (editor's note: GROM is Poland's elite special operations force) to speak on hormone replacement in males with TBI/PTSD. … [Read more...]
Running Before And After Weights
Running Before And After Weights by Helen RogersToday, most of us realize that to work out more effectively, we have to choose such training programs that consist of running and weight sessions. And it doesn't matter whether you're a professional athlete or just a person who leads a healthy lifestyle you can combine these two completely different types of exercise. As you … [Read more...]
Hate Nazis, Not Free Speech
Hate Nazis, Not Free Speech By Kevin WilsonI have a confession to make: I despise Nazis.I’m not talking about Nazi as defined by Antifa. I’m talking the actual National Socialists, the bastards that shot my grandpappy in the head in the Battle of the Bulge. Throughout the course of history, it’s harder to find a group of people that can more easily be defined as evil, … [Read more...]
3 Simple Tips for Internet Security
3 Simple Tips for Internet Security by Matt JamesCyber Security isn't just a buzzword for nation-states and corporations. It’s no surprise that stories about hacking are published daily in the press. Even around the water-cooler, I’m sure most readers have stories about annoying situations where their identities were compromised, or their systems were affected by a virus … [Read more...]