To start, my name is Mat Best, and you may know me as the bearded Internet Guy who posts silly videos about the military. Something you might not know Continue Reading
Mat Best
“Light on the Right:” Ditch Deployment Dodgers
This first appeared in The Havok Journal on July 21, 2014. “Bro, is that an O6… with no combat patch???” The question, asked by a good friend of mine Continue Reading
In The Veteran Community, Jealousy is the New “Blue Falcon”
by Cody Granrud Editor's Note: To understand what the term "Blue Falcon" means in a military context, click here. This article first appeared in The Continue Reading
Collective Action: What Veterans Can Learn from the Baltimore Protests
This first appeared in The Havok Journal on May 2, 2015. What happened in Baltimore last year? One man died. There is no need to get into his Continue Reading
The Retardation of the Firearms Industry
by Scott Cee This first appeared in The Havok Journal on February 24, 2015. Since around 2008, the firearm industry has taken a dramatic turn. It Continue Reading
Vetrepreneurs, It’s Time to “Ranger Up!” Pt. 5: William Shatner Called Mat Best a What???
Vetrepreneurs, It’s Time to “Ranger Up!” Pt. 5: William Shatner Called Mat Best a What??? by Michael Kane Editor’s Note: In this series of articles Continue Reading
Range 15: The Best Civilian Movie Review Of A Military Movie… Ever
by Kelly Putnam Editor's Note: Range 15 is a feature-length zomcom made by our friends at Ranger Up and Article 15 Clothing. A lot of people, Continue Reading
Tattoos, T-shirts, and an Offer for the Sergeant Major of the Army
It seems Sergeant Major of the Army Daniel Dailey believes in listening to the troops. Not just about uniforms, training, and quality of Continue Reading
Range 15 Is Top 5 Most Funded Film In IndieGoGo History
The latest brainchild from the Ranger Up and Article 15 Clothing collaboration, a motion picture titled Range 15, has just made crowd-funding history Continue Reading
Texas School District: U.S. Flag is a “Small Cosmetic Issue”
A flag mural incorporated into the facade on the outside of a new school in El Paso. Texas was supposed to honor its namesake, US Army veteran and Continue Reading