by Britta Reque-Dragicevic This first appeared in Britta's blog, "Life After War" on September 13, 2014, and is republished with the author's Continue Reading
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Why Top Performers Fail When They Leave the Military
by Captain Byron Chen Where motivated veterans go wrong when they start their career search. For many lifelong top performers, the military can seem Continue Reading
When You Miss War
by Britta Reque-Dragicevic This first appeared in Britta's blog, "Life After War" on July 26, 2015, and is republished with the author's Continue Reading
A PTSD Saliva Test and What It Could Mean for Warfighters
by Darren T. Bean A recent study by researchers at Tel Aviv University and the University of Haifa involved using saliva to determine if a person Continue Reading
Veterans Can Face Neglect When They’re No Longer Serving the Country
If you’re watching TV one of these days, you might see a military commercial. Maybe it’s for a specific branch, like the Army, Navy, or Air Force. Continue Reading
Special Forces: How Do You Heal When You Don’t “Exist”?
by Britta Reque-Dragicevic This first appeared in Britta's blog, "Life After War" on November 25, 2013, and is republished with the author's Continue Reading
The Real Reasons for the Army’s Recruiting Woes
“Oh, why did you decide to retire?” the young dental technician asked, noticing my pending retirement date on my dental records as she prepped for my Continue Reading
Afghanistan: Then and Now
This first appeared in The Havok Journal on August 22, 2021. ___________ My Afghanistan time was in 2003-2004 so it’s been a while. It was my Continue Reading
Why Afghanistan Hurts More Than Iraq
by Morgan Lerette This first appeared in The Havok Journal on August 20, 2021. ________________ Like most veterans, I’ve been watching the Continue Reading
Afghanistan Vets: “Find Your Struggle”
“To work and create 'for nothing', to sculpture in clay, to know that one's creation has no future, to see one's work destroyed in a day while being Continue Reading
Getting Unstuck: An Open Letter To My Angry Veteran Friend
by Sean Parnell Listen, from one post-9/11 military veteran to another—we need to talk. Like me, you pulled a stint in Iraq or Afghanistan Continue Reading