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Cliff Notes for the COVID-19 CARE ACT and What It Means for You

Cliff Notes for the COVID-19 CARE ACT Written by Jeremy Ferranti If you're an American and have a job, this impacts you. If you're a small business owner and have employees, this impacts you. If you rent or own a home, this impacts you. If you're a real estate investor, this impacts you. If you just lost your job and are left wondering what's next and what the road ahead … [Read more...]

Girls for Gunslingers: An Online Tribe for America’s Patriots

Girls for Gunslingers: An Online Tribe for America's Patriots by Scott Faith This first appeared in The Havok Journal March 11, 2019. When her husband embarked on his fourth combat deployment, his tiny little Irish girl answered his frustration at the lack of available news, humor, and hot chicks on the Army internet by founding the Girls for Gunslingers Facebook page. … [Read more...]

Vetrepreneurship: The 5 Things You Need to Know Before Starting a Small Business

Vetrepreneurship: The 5 Things You Need to Know Before Starting a Small Business by Marty Skovlund When you think of entrepreneurs, you often think of guys like Mark Zuckerberg, Steve Jobs, or the judges on Shark Tank. Jet setting, spending money, working cool phrases into your vernacular like, “What’s the ROI on that?” or “Let me put you in touch with my assistant.” The … [Read more...]

Firearms Instructors: “Tactical” or “Tacticool?

Firearms Instructors: "Tactical" or "Tacticool?" by Keith Sipmann I recently read a comment on a popular tactical instructors YouTube video that was referring to that particular instructors style of teaching - based on what the person commenting saw in this instructors video clips. The "commentor" was basically stating that the instructor took too long in his explanations … [Read more...]

Want a Work Culture like a Special Operations Unit?

Want a Work Culture like a Special Operations Unit? by J.C. Glick The Army Rangers have the Ranger Creed. The Navy SEALs have the Navy SEAL Creed. The Green Beret's have the Special Forces Creed. AFSOC has their own creeds. As does MARSOC. What guides your organization and the people in it? If you asked any businessman today, or any business student for … [Read more...]

Influence-based Leadership: Critical Importance of the Alpha

Influence-based Leadership: Critical Importance of the Alpha by E.M. Burlingame Mostly in the West and Far East, post-WWII, but increasing dramatically during the Vietnam War and after, the understanding, acceptance and role of the Alpha has been mostly, intentionally, lost. After two catastrophic world wars, with tens of millions of dead, and vast amounts of resources … [Read more...]

The Retardation of the Firearms Industry

The Retardation of the Firearms Industry by Scott Cee Since around 2008, the firearm industry has taken a dramatic turn.  It hasn’t exploded like some predicted after the presidential elections. It hasn’t come to a screeching halt like some legislators dreamed.  It has become retarded in the last several years. Yes, I used the word “retarded” specifically for its dual … [Read more...]

Imperfections, Special Forces, and Entrepreneurship

Imperfections, Special Forces, and Entrepreneurship by E.M. Burlingame It is often subtle differences, slight incongruities, which are the real strength of the individual, making possible extraordinary contributions. And the success of any difficult venture is far more often than not, realized through the collective efforts of a group of individuals, each with their own … [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...]