By Reggie Mills, Meagan Thrift, Alex Genovese, and Adrianne Huls For years, the national conversation about veteran transition focused on one Continue Reading
Leadership
Practice Goes Before Belief
“Fake it till you make it.” Most of us have heard the phrase, and most of us have probably lived it in one way or another. But there’s a deeper truth Continue Reading
The Private at the Bottom of the Peer List
When my platoon formed up for Darby Phase, I felt out of place from the start. No one wears rank in Ranger School, but you can read the room. It was Continue Reading
Departing Awards: “We Don’t Do This Alone”
I’m the kind of guy that wins all his arguments three days later in the shower. When I haven’t had an argument in a while, I dig up the past and say Continue Reading
The Useless Keep Getting Promoted
Author’s Note: This piece is the private-sector sequel to “The Battlefield Is Not a Diversity Workshop,” because apparently the Pentagon didn’t corner Continue Reading
Morals Under the Gun
“Probably all of us have found ourselves in circumstances where our convictions demanded that we speak out for or against certain statements or Continue Reading
Walmart Started Winning When They Replaced Inventory with Innovation
Most people think Walmart won because it had more stuff. More inventory.More stores.More buying power. That’s not what made Walmart Continue Reading
I Called It the Job Until I Had a Name for It
By Doug White | retired deputy sheriff, Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office | U.S. Air Force veteran Here’s What Leaders Need to Continue Reading
In Leadership, Ego Kills
When it comes to podcasts, I am a gluttonous consumer. I have to start with a plug to one of the best law enforcement tactical/leadership Continue Reading
The Sapient Doctrine
Awareness. Discipline. Action. There is no shortage of people today willing to sell you a mindset. Open social media for five minutes and you will Continue Reading
What Rank Cannot Fix
I recently listened to Episode 294 of The Shawn Ryan Show, with former Delta Force commander Pete Blaber. It was an outstanding episode, but more than Continue Reading
Sobriety, Leadership, and the Courage to Ask for Help
Editor's Note: Addiction is a problem that can affect anyone in our Army. If you have a substance abuse problem, be like this author and reach out to Continue Reading