by James Puff This one is for the boys, Not the boys you may think, These are the boys of Mountain Tops, Climbing to peaks that touch the Continue Reading
Philosophy & Poetry
Armor to Thread
by Anonymous Am I brave? Limits of manhood, naivety, and all-around wonder with the world - I and they collide. Teenage wild eyes. Go where it’s Continue Reading
Special Forces: “Reconciling with My First Love”
Fresh and new, Waiting on the shelf. The Beret, hunter green, pillowy with felt. The Flash Yellow, red, white, and blue Sits atop the table. Rank Continue Reading
This is Not the Night You Die
by Britta Reque-Dragicevic This first appeared in Britta's blog, "Life After War" on December 31, 2018, and is republished with the author's Continue Reading
Depression: The Ferocious War against My Soul
by Cosette Joy Perrodin Depression Why this sadness and deep sorrow? Why these bitter tears? Why do I mask these thoughts? Why won’t I face my Continue Reading
Go Ahead and Pray for Me
Hello, my name is Monica, and I'm an atheist. I think. I'm not sure that's right. Sometimes I simply call myself a 'recovered Catholic' but I find Continue Reading
Special Forces, Entrepreneurship: Real Leadership is Accidental
In Far Eastern philosophy, there exists a very ancient concept: “The student becomes the master, the master becomes the student - 學生成為碩士,碩士成為學生.” Continue Reading
The “Sheepdog” Analogy is Deeply Flawed
Everyone who reads this site is familiar with the sheep, wolves, and sheepdog analogy, as popularized by LTC (Ret) Grossman in his book On Combat. We Continue Reading
A Ranger Calls for Kindness
This article won’t go viral because I am not the one that should be writing it. I am not an academic at an institute of higher learning; or a social Continue Reading
I am an addict.
Submitted by anonymous _____________ I am an addict. The first time someone tried to kill me I felt a flood of emotions. I felt fear. I felt Continue Reading
What If?
by Britta Reque-Dragicevic This first appeared in Britta's blog, "Life After War" on August 6, 2019, and is republished with the author's Continue Reading
Chosen Man
by Chris Sharpe As the sun goes down, the moon and stars arise and soldiers “stand To” alert for enemy spies Listening out for contacts from Continue Reading