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
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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
3 Benefits of Building Your Home with a Trusted Home Builder in Australia
Your home is one of the most important investments you’ll ever make, and building it yourself can be time-consuming and expensive. For quality, Continue Reading
One Step at a Time
Just when you think it can’t get more nutso, it does. I learned that a carrier tried to deliver a box of rifles to a high school. My son asked if Continue Reading
Scars and Tattoos
by Frank Pauc This first appeared in Frank’s blog on August 28, 2022. It is republished here with the author’s permission. __________ Our 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
I’m Not Being Pulled to the Right, I’m Being Pushed by Left
Yeah, ok, that's it. That's gonna 'bout do it for me. For more than 30 years I've believed - seriously, no exaggeration truly believed to my CORE - Continue Reading
Busted For Child Porn, an Air Force General Pleads… PTSD
He retired from the Air Force as a brigadier general, but he was harboring a dark secret he liked little girls.The general, 69-year-old Frank Continue Reading
Yale University and “The Loneliness of the Military Professional”
Many years ago, I began working on a project that eventually became this article. It started when a friend of mine, a fellow veteran, sent me Continue Reading