We were in the middle of Subject Control and Arrest Techniques in the Police Academy when I earned the name “Code Red.” If my bearing and violence in Continue Reading
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Fellow Veterans, We Are Not “Dysfunctional”
by Matt James Stop. Just stop. The Veteran community needs a sharp knife hand to the face, and peel off the façade that we’re somehow not a Continue Reading
For Veterans, College is a Bad Place to Make Sense of the War
by Sean Russel Thanks to the GI Bill, college is the place a lot of veterans go after they finish their service. For veterans, it’s a time to grow Continue Reading
As a Black Army Officer, My Recommendations for Renaming Military Bases Named After Confederate Generals
by Marshall T. McGurk, Major, U.S. Army This first appeared in The Havok Journal on June 10, 2020. In a written message to the U.S. Army on June 3, Continue Reading
How to Find Happiness
I wondered how we were constantly seeking to find happiness. You can stroll through the bookstore and find endless self-help books on the subject and Continue Reading
Boer War to Blade Runner: A Soldier’s Assimilation Into Society
Boer War to Blade Runner: A Soldier's Assimilation Into Society by Jonathan Baxter, author of The Ghosts of Babylon As the New Year brings in topics Continue Reading
Isolation and Relationships after the Military: A Ranger Speaks
There are many numbers out there related to veterans that we become accustomed to seeing: 18.5% of Afghanistan and Iraq veterans experience the Continue Reading