When I set out to join the U.S. Army Special Forces, better known as the 'Green Berets', I never imagined the skills and mental development as a Continue Reading
Military Transition to Civilian Life
Reflections on Service, Reflections on Sacrifice
by Jeff Marshburn (US Army, Ret.) It ended not with a bang, but with a simple closing of a door and driving down a road that I had called home for Continue Reading
The Things I Carried: A Special Forces Officer Reflects
On October 2, 2015, I gave notice to my boss: it was time to do something different after 10+ years in the Army. In the spirit of a writer from my Continue Reading
What It Means to be an “Educated” Transitioning Veteran
In part one of this series, I discussed what it was to be an educated man in today’s America. Part two focused on being an educated warfighter. So how Continue Reading
22 Things To Consider Before You Leave The Military
One of the biggest questions I think facing any retiring military person revolves around future employment. I know that was the case with me. I’m a Continue Reading
Special Forces, Entrepreneurship and Personal Accountability
Accountability: it is considerably difficult in today’s globalized world to know what the real cost is for the mistakes the individual makes, mistakes Continue Reading
This One is for the Boys
by James Puff This one is for the boys, Not the boys you may think, These are the boys of Mountain Tops, Climbing to peaks that touch the Continue Reading
Sword and Shield Revised
by Trey Tull We begin our lives all the same at birth and from there the years that follow we define our destinies and chart our impact on this world. Continue Reading
Special Forces, Entrepreneurship – Team First, Always
Though I played a year of football in high school, for the most part, those sports I participated in growing up were solitary, distance running, Continue Reading
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
Transcendent Hope
by Aaron Smith Far from the first thought when I look at this picture of me;Those eyesFull of hateFull of rageFull of murder I believe that Continue Reading
Special Forces, Entrepreneurship: The P.A.C.E. Business Plan
To quote one of my more colorful and influential Special Forces instructors during the train up for SF selection, who we will call ‘Mike’, “Have a Continue Reading