“If you loved being in the Army so much, then why did you get out?” Change the branch of service as necessary, but that’s a question I hear asked in Continue Reading
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“I’m a Veteran, Ask Me Anything (Again)”
A few years back there was an article called “‘Did You Ever Kill Anyone?’ 5 Things Not To Say To A Veteran” that made its way through various social Continue Reading
I Just Hope It’s Not a Gut Shot
by Frank Pauc Gut ShotThis first appeared in Frank’s blog on April 24, 2017, as "Gut Shot." It is republished here with the author’s permission. Continue Reading
Stop Coddling and Start Building: Why Removing Stress Hurts Future Leaders
In a Sports Illustrated interview with S.L. Price that published in January of 2008, Rick Majerus, the legendary former head basketball coach at the Continue Reading
Had the Gun to My Head… It Didn’t Go ‘Boom’
by Frank Pauc This first appeared in Frank's blog on November 4, 2018, as "Hold the Dark." It is republished here with the author's Continue Reading
Veterans, Who are We?
by an Anonymous Veteran “We” - loosely speaking - are members of a “club” called U.S veterans. It’s a broad term with varying shades of gray. Anybody Continue Reading
The Virtues of Wall to Wall Counseling
by Frank Pauc This first appeared in Frank's blog on April 24, 2016, as "Wall to Wall Counseling." It is republished here with the author's Continue Reading
War Comes Full Circle: How a Crime Fighting Cop Revolutionized Urban Warfare
Dedicated to the memory of KC Smith; U.S. Marine, NYPD officer, DEA Agent, U.S. Marshall, and Tier One Operator with AWG. A great patriot and Continue Reading
War Stories: Is There Any Integrity Left?
This first appeared in The Havok Journal on March 28, 2018. Today I read an article from the Daily Mail (a UK website) about a piece done in a recent Continue Reading
“This is the Way”: An Apt but Dangerous Phrase for Warfare Today
MAJ J.A. Lyons This first appeared in The Havok Journal on March 8, 2020. Fans of the latest Disney + subscription series will recognize the mantra Continue Reading
Clausewitzian Thought in the Modern Age of Competition with China and Russia
The relevance of Carl von Clausewitz's theory of war continues to endure in the face of tensions between the U.S. and its allies on the one hand, and Continue Reading
“If” and “Because”: Now You Understand Why I’ll Be Keeping My Guns
by Anonymous Author's Note: While this article is going to be published under my byline, I can't take credit for it. Most of the content is from an Continue Reading