by Matt Sacra After receiving a U.S. Army Reserve recruiting brochure in 1996, I was convinced the Army was my path. Since age five when I declared I Continue Reading
PTSD
Written Emotional Expression: A Potential Therapy for Spouses of those Suffering from PTSD
Editor's Note: PTSD is a daily struggle for many of our readers, military and civilian. While many articles here on Havok Journal revolve around Continue Reading
Busted For Child Porn, an Air Force General Pleads… PTSD
He retired from the Air Force as a brigadier general, but he was harboring a dark secret he liked little girls.The general, 69-year-old Frank Continue Reading
Canada’s PTSD Solution For Vets: “We’ll Help You Kill Yourself?”
Canada's Veteran Affairs bureau is under fire for an unconventional response. As cited in numerous news reports, a Canadian military veteran seeking Continue Reading
A PTSD Saliva Test and What It Could Mean for Warfighters
by Darren T. Bean A recent study by researchers at Tel Aviv University and the University of Haifa involved using saliva to determine if a person Continue Reading
The Suicide Epidemic
by Geoffrey Dardia This first appeared in The Havok Journal on July 12, 2018. In 2018, the Department of Defense witnessed record-breaking suicides in Continue Reading
Send that Text, Save a Vet from Suicide
by Anonymous There have been several instances in my life where I have found solace in the idea of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. After this last Continue Reading
Battling for Help: One Ranger Veteran’s Story
I was hoping to save this content for the book I am finishing on the process of exiting the military after years of war, however, my tea kettle has Continue Reading
“Yesterday” and PTSD
Yesterday... I was walking patrol with Travis and some locals. Locals had been hit three times in less than a week. They were jumpy. Someone was Continue Reading
PTSD: Exploring All Courses of Action
It has become increasingly clear that today’s veterans are being given Band-Aids for problems that need stitches when it comes to mental health. It is Continue Reading
PTS…D? A Disease is Not a Disorder
by Marty Skovlund Sr. Editor's Note: Marty Skovlund Jr. founded The Havok Journal. His father, Marty Sr., an Army veteran and all-around Continue Reading
The Modern Warrior’s Battle for Balance
by Luke Ryan Modern warrior culture generally concerns itself with two things: practical effectiveness and health, also known as “the mission and the Continue Reading