“Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.” This line has stuck with me for decades from one of my all-time favorite comedians Continue Reading
Contemporary Affairs
Why I Support the 2nd Amendment
If you’re familiar with this thing called the Internet, chances are you’re equally familiar with the debates about gun control that have raged back Continue Reading
The Army Needs to Stop Its Institutional Gender Discrimination Policies… Towards Men
Although first published in The Havok Journal on August 24, 2015, the subject remains just as relevant today. For example, on April 19, 2022, The Continue Reading
Kabul Evac Veterans Demand Accountability from US Leaders
The White House’s response to the Afghanistan withdrawal concerns US veterans and worsens their trauma and moral injury. (Washington, DC) Apr. 7, Continue Reading
The Twitter Files: Free Speech Versus Information Warfare
Three months ago, this was a very different article. I had originally been writing about the concerning actions of the FBI related to domestic Continue Reading
The Insurrection That Wasn’t
“I hold that a little rebellion now and then is a good thing and as necessary in the political world as storms in the physical. Unsuccessful Continue Reading
The “If” and “When” of Tactical Training
by Scott Cee With the new year starting and people starting to look at their training plans for the year, let's briefly discuss two of the types of Continue Reading
A Simple Heartfelt “Thank You” from a Ranger Gold Star Mom
This article was originally published on November 11, 2015, and is updated regularly. _____ It’s been five years and 20 days since my son Kristoffer Continue Reading
“Otherism”: What Place Does It Have?
Like many fellow Havok Journal readers, I count as part of my military career a certain amount of what I have come to term “otherism”. Otherism is, Continue Reading
The Fall of Rome: Even the Legions Experienced Toxic Leadership
INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM UT: GENERALIS FLAVIUS AETIUS LEGATUS AUGUSTI PRO PRAETORE EX: Continue Reading
We Are All Americans
I went to Sam's. Saw an elderly black man wearing a "Retired Army" hat parked in the handicapped spot loading his car. I shouted to him, "Hey, Army! Continue Reading
All The Reasons Military Veterans Should Leave Elon Musk’s Twitter
With so many people saying "peace out" to Twitter, I thought I'd compile a list of why military veterans should join the exodus. It’s a short list. Continue Reading