by Josh McCaskill This first appeared in The Havok Journal on April 30, 2019, and originally posted on his blog and reposted here with his Continue Reading
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8 Things Leaders Should Know about Addiction to Help Their Soldiers
by an anonymous Special Operations combat veteran I am an addict in recovery. I am 9 months sober. My addiction destroyed my marriage and put me at Continue Reading
TBI Lifehacks: How to Talk To Anyone
Let me tell you a story ... I bought a book on “How To Talk To Anyone” in 2010 because I knew I would be talking to people in public after I released Continue Reading
War Letters: A Timeless Form of Communication
I wrote over 100 letters to my wife during my last deployment. I got really good at writing one-pagers fast. Five minutes was all it took to make the Continue Reading
Is Mental Illness an Asset in the Military?
It takes a special sort of person to thrive in the military. Between the strictly regimented lifestyle, the sitcom-levels of absurdity on a daily Continue Reading
#22toZero: Veterans Are Making Veteran Suicide Worse
"The only people who understand veterans are other veterans, and they all hate each other." _____ Veterans kill themselves at the rate of 22 every Continue Reading
Thanking the Military Child – in their own words
by Corbett Glick and J.C. Glick So often, when we thank veterans for their service, we focus on those in uniform, and those that used to wear the Continue Reading
Transitioning from Warrior to Patriot Citizen
by Kevin Cullis Hold . . . hold . . . hold my breath . . . slowly squeeze the trigger. . . bang! The deed was done. I did it. Like my good friend, Continue Reading
Veteran Reads: Lucky Joe
by Michael J. Plunkett Lucky JoeBy Leo Jenkins, David Rose, Brian Kimber116 pp. Dead Reckoning Collective. $25 Every platoon has its cast of Continue Reading
Nurses on the Frontline of COVID-19: Read This Before You Call Us Heroes
This first appeared in The Havok Journal on April 20, 2020. I’m beginning to relate to war veterans who squirm uncomfortably when thanked for their Continue Reading
The Weekly Havok, Episode 6: What Are the Three Best Ways to Become a Failed State?
Americans worry a lot that we are headed towards ruin – unsustainable spending, foreign adventurism, even civil war. How warranted is that concern? I Continue Reading
“No Tougher Duty, No Greater Honor”
by Gunnery Sergeant L. Christian Bussler Editor's Note: These excerpts are from the multi-award winning book “No Tougher Duty, No Greater Honor” and Continue Reading
