There is a part of me that will always, no matter what, think about the worst day of my life. Sure, picking up body parts of a fellow soldier after an Continue Reading
Ayman Kafel
Have You Ever Wondered Who You’d Be Without War?
Have you ever wondered who you'd be without the war? Seriously? I have thought about it quite a bit and, if I was given the choice, I'd do it all Continue Reading
Combat Stress Reaction Treatment and Why It Works
When we first came home from Iraq, we landed in New Jersey. We remained on base for a couple of weeks to get "acclimated back to the civilian world." Continue Reading
Carrying the Weight Forward and Speaking Anyway
For most of my life, words were either unnecessary or dangerous. In war zones, clarity mattered more than poetry. In law enforcement, intelligence, Continue Reading
Law Enforcement: First World Problems vs. Real World Problems
There are times when I've responded to calls and left shaking my head. I'm sure fellow officers reading this would agree. The problems we have to Continue Reading
The Face of Burden
Why are you always intense? Why are you always mean? Why are you always angry? You look like you’ve been through hell. These and many Continue Reading
When the Call Comes
Side by side we sat,In the belly of the beast.The beast roars as we approach. Those at my side,Were forged from chaos and grit,Who cut their teeth Continue Reading
Those Who Embrace Their Primal Instinct: The Hybrid Wolf
I’ve been asked repeatedly to discuss my philosophy of the Hybrid Wolf. I’m going to expand on my previous article A Predator hunting Predators that I Continue Reading
Police Training: Everyone Has a Plan ‘Til They Get Punched in the Face
Editor's Note: This article is also discussed in Ayman's Podcast: Project Sapient--check it out here. I was born in Monrovia, Liberia in the early Continue Reading
Reaction vs. Reflex
Battle drills, battle drills, battle drills…The Ranger Handbook defines battle drills as a collective action rapidly executed without applying a Continue Reading
A Predator Hunting Predators
The public goes about their day, to the mall, a movie theater, baseball game, beach, etc. Within that world, there is another world. A secret world. A Continue Reading
Why Applying Special Forces Doctrine is Essential to Law Enforcement
U.S. Army Special Forces and Law Enforcement? MILITARIZATION OF POLICE! Now before you start typing away, let's discuss this. What do I mean by this, Continue Reading