First Sergeants are the linchpin of the military community. They maintain tradition and continuity in a world where platoon leaders, company Continue Reading
Philosophy & Poetry
Sean: Remembering, and Trying to Forget
My friend sits on a couch at home Shivering, Quivering, hallucinating in fear. Detoxing… Pills, Pain, and Beer. When I sit down and begin to speak He Continue Reading
The ABCs of Gun Safety: An EMT’s Perspective
To begin, let me tell you why you need to read this article and absorb what I have to say. In just my small town, and just this week, I was involved Continue Reading
The Fear
by Aaron Smith I smelled it, the first time. The stink of Fear, underscored by the whites of his eyes In the dead of night, We Men sent to take Continue Reading
Dropping the Mic on a Reality Check: Would the Real God Please Stand Up?
Setting the Record Straight Abraham Lincoln once said, “The problem with internet quotes is that you can’t always depend on their accuracy.”[1] My Continue Reading
Breathe
by Aaron Smith Breathe. Breathe. Breathe. Training takes over, I need gloves! Where the fuck are my gloves?? Hands slippery with sweat struggle to put Continue Reading
“Live Life in Reverse”: Wisdom Through Comedy
Wouldn't life be great if it worked this way? "Life in Reverse" by George Carlin The most unfair thing about life is the way it ends. I mean, life Continue Reading
Modern Insurgency as a Lingering Effect of the Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution, the late 1700s through the early 1800s, was incidental, if not intentioned, the result of the Treaties of Münster and Continue Reading
After Easter COVID-19 Reflection: Depression—A Door
by Gloria Rose This first appeared in The Havok Journal on April 21, 2020. The day after the crucifixion, Peter had to be depressed. Even more, he Continue Reading
Operation: Self Harm
gentle whir of the night, steadies me like waves breaking, on the shores of my past, twenty years since I lost the quiet, thoughts warring Continue Reading
Vigilance
Tuesday under a blue backdrop, sun-soaked canvas- America bled. decades later, some of us are still at war- we cannot come Continue Reading
7 Life Lessons from a F-14 Tomcat Fighter Pilot
by Mike Maloney, co-founder of KOTA Longboards Written by Oksana Schuppan and shared from the University of Colorado at Boulder. This first appeared Continue Reading
