This is Part 1 of a three-part series by former Special Forces soldier Loren Schofield. ____ As a Special Forces Intelligence Sergeant (18 Fox), it is Continue Reading
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Transgenders, Viagra, and Trump: Some Rational Thoughts
(anonymous) This first appeared in The Havok Journal July 28, 2017, but the topics discussed remain apropos today. ___ For all those not living Continue Reading
Muhammed Ali Was No “Draft Dodger”: I Don’t Think You Know What That Word Really Means
In the aftermath of Muhammad Ali’s death and The Havok Journal article about it, the determination about his worth in the veteran community centered Continue Reading
The Inconvenient Truth: It’s Not About the Tool but the Ideology
This article first appeared in The Havok Journal on July 15, 2016. The topics discussed remain just as relevant today. ___ The disturbing news that Continue Reading
Thanksgiving on the 4th
This year’s Independence Day feels different than in years past. Certainly, it's different than last year when everything was still on COVID lockdown Continue Reading
The Ranger Way – A “Peer Eval” on Benghazi Survivor Kris Paronto’s Book
by an Army Ranger This article was originally published in June 2017. It is fitting with the upcoming, week-long celebration at Fort Benning, Georgia Continue Reading
Building a Winning Culture: Easy Company, Unit Cohesion & Grit
A group of individuals who came together to become one of the tightest fighting forces in World War II was the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Continue Reading
Why the Islamic State Hates Shrines and Kills Those Who Worship There
This first appeared in The Havok Journal on March 23, 2019. On 16 February 2017, a suicide bomber detonated an explosive device that killed at least Continue Reading
Weaponizing the Influencers: Strategy in a Time of “COVID”
This first appeared in The Havok Journal on March 20, 2020. What do you think a year later? What if I told you I could hamstring the world’s top Continue Reading
4 Things to Know About the Way of the World
People think that the world is a complicated place. It's not. What's happening on the world stage makes perfect sense. You just need to understand Continue Reading
The North Korean Problem: “Leadership” by Herd Mentality
It is ironic that political leaders in the United States imagine that negotiations will solve a problem when we have had 60 years of North Korean Continue Reading
Terrorism in America: Kill What You Know
 This first appeared in The Havok Journal on December 28, 2016. The topic discussed remains just as relevant today. Perverting the old writing Continue Reading