by Frank Pauc First published in The Havok Journal on September 10, 2021, it's been a year later--is Afghanistan background noise? This Continue Reading
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A Reason to Fight On
by Britta Reque-Dragicevic This first appeared in Britta's blog, "Life After War" on December 31, 2017, and is republished with the author's Continue Reading
A UK Soldier Welcomes You to Tank Park, Iraq
by Justin “Jud” Haywood This originally appeared in Vocal.Media as "Tank Park" in June 2021. It is republished here with the author's permission. Continue Reading
A Girl Named Jasmine, the Afghan Face of Sharia Law
I’d heard a lot about stoning prior to going into the fray. I thought this would be like any other day. We sat and watched, watched and sat over the Continue Reading
An Anniversary of Deceit and Cowardice
by Jeremy Sisson Morning rituals are funny things. They create a rhythm, and if broken, break the day. My rhythm was carried each morning by the Continue Reading
Today is September 12, 2001: “For the Soldier Dying Young”
"Today is September 12, 2001." With September 11, 2001 far behind us, a new school year beginning, and the anniversary of the attacks on 9/11, my Continue Reading
War Cuts Deep with an Invisible Blade
by Will Aker War cuts with an invisible blade. A blade you’re blind to, blind to how it cuts you. War slices everyone differently and the wounds heal Continue Reading
I Came Back from Combat, Why the #@!% Am I So Angry!?!?
by Britta Reque-Dragicevic This first appeared in Britta's blog, "Life After War" on September 13, 2014, and is republished with the author's Continue Reading
On the SpecOps Battlefield and in Business, Don’t “Believe,” Know
Only two types of confidence exist: the artificial and the real. The first is the far more common of the two, arising from either a need to feel Continue Reading
Why Top Performers Fail When They Leave the Military
by Captain Byron Chen Where motivated veterans go wrong when they start their career search. For many lifelong top performers, the military can seem Continue Reading
Mother Rucker: U.S. Army Flight School
by Frank Pauc This first appeared in Frank’s blog on November 2, 2020, as "Mother Rucker." It is republished here with the author’s permission. Continue Reading
Toxic Leadership: Nerve Agent in Command
“How come you did not inform me of this directive?” he demanded, where all could hear. I tried not to let my anger show; I tried not to lose my Continue Reading