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Get Help: A Female Veteran’s Perspective

Get Help: A Female Veteran's Perspective by Lana Duffy Last night I sat having a beer or two with some good friends who happen to be fellow veterans. As it sometimes does, the conversation turned to mental health and our experiences. I haven’t been back to a counselor since the last one told me I looked like his wife and started speaking to me in Italian. I’m not Italian, … [Read more...]

Congress, Stop Buying Us S#!t We Don’t Need

Congress, Stop Buying Us S#!t We Don’t Need by Scott Faith No one speaks for all veterans, but there are things veterans can all agree on. One of them is this: Congress, we want you to stop buying us shit we don’t need. As just one example of Congressional budgetary malfeasance, the Army was forced to buy tanks it doesn’t want and can’t afford to maintain… and this … [Read more...]

Why the Military Draft is a “Forlorn Hope”

Why the Military Draft is a "Forlorn Hope" by T.S. Allen This article originally appeared in  War on the Rocks  and is reposted here with the permission of the original author. This first appeared in The Havok Journal January 20, 2015. In the 17th century it was customary to begin assaults on fortified places with a wave called the “forlorn hope,” led by a junior … [Read more...]

Vetrepreneurs, It’s Time To “Ranger Up!” Pt. 4: Veterans and Voices

Vetrepreneurs, It’s Time To “Ranger Up!” Pt. 4: Veterans and Voices by Michael Kane Editor’s Note: In this series of articles from 2016, HJ writer Michael Kane interviews Ranger Up CEO Nick Palmisciano, who is considered by many to be “the Godfather” of modern veteran entrepreneurship. Nick was listed by We Are The Mighty alongside other high-profile veterans like General … [Read more...]

The Bonus Army: Lessons from the Past, Lessons for the Future

The Bonus Army: Lessons from the Past, Lessons for the Future by Chris Otero I used to have a friend, an elder gentleman who was a Korean War Marine.   He had nothing good to say about General Douglas MacArthur.  I assumed it had something to do with getting surprised by the Chinese but when asked, he merely shook his head, ‘Nope, the Bonus Army’.  This answer started a … [Read more...]

Vetrepreneurs, It’s Time to “Ranger Up!” Pt. 3: Good Products, Good People

Vetrepreneurs, It’s Time to “Ranger Up!” Pt. 3: Good Products, Good People by Michael Kane Editor’s Note: In this series of articles from 2016, HJ writer Michael Kane interviews Ranger Up CEO Nick Palmisciano, who is considered by many to be “the Godfather” of modern veteran entrepreneurship. Nick was listed by We Are The Mighty alongside other high-profile veterans like … [Read more...]

Snowflakes, Buttercups, and… Terrorists?

Snowflakes, Buttercups, and... Terrorists? by Larry Usoff Let’s set the scene…you’re having lunch at an outdoor bistro across the street from the college you attend. Suddenly, out of the corner of your eye, you see a car bearing down on your table, and you’re on the sidewalk! The car crashes into your table, which you just vacated, and continues down the sidewalk knocking … [Read more...]

Vetrepreneurs, It’s Time to “Ranger Up!” Pt. 2: Making It… Or Not

Vetrepreneurs, It’s Time to “Ranger Up!” Pt. 2: Making It... Or Not by Michael Kane Editor’s Note: In this series of articles from 2016, HJ writer Michael Kane interviews Ranger Up CEO Nick Palmisciano, who is considered by many to be “the Godfather” of modern veteran entrepreneurship. Nick was listed by We Are The Mighty alongside other high-profile veterans like General … [Read more...]