On the 25th of April, 2012, I experienced a rare, but significant tactical defeat in Afghanistan. Since then, my career and outlook stem from the Continue Reading
Ranger Regiment
A Different “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”
by J.T. My phone rang. It was my boss, explaining that he and his wife decided to let me go. I had worked at the furniture store for two weeks. It was Continue Reading
Ranger Medic: The Drive for Perfection
by Andrew D. Fisher and Leo Jenkins There is a certain group of men that have to live with a feeling of guilt when they lose a patient. I am not Continue Reading
I’ve Got My Ranger’s Six
My Ranger served for twelve years — from the first Gulf War to Mogadishu to Bosnia. I didn't know him then, and he doesn't talk about it much. What he Continue Reading
The Death of a Ranger
by former Ranger Johnny B. So, you heard a Ranger died today What a tragic waste, you said That he should die in a foreign land With so much of life Continue Reading
The Muddled, the Misguided, and the Future: A Ranger’s Perspective on a Happy Life
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
The Making of “The Ranger”
Many who have served in the military have moments from their time in service that no matter how much time goes by, they always can vividly remember Continue Reading
“Empty Chairs”: By a Fellow Ranger
This first appeared in The Havok Journal on December 27, 2018, by a Ranger who wishes to remain anonymous, who was moved to write after the spate of Continue Reading
The Ranger Way: Earning My Combat Scroll
by James Webb It was my 3rd mission that I bagged my first bad guy. Right out of the bird, I knew we were running up to the top of a hill and just Continue Reading
What’s It Like to Kill a Man?
I know I’m not supposed to talk about this, so here goes . . . . I sensed a mom is not supposed to ask her son, “Have you killed anyone?” But I Continue Reading
A Ranger’s Path of Self-Development
by Kasey Pipitt “Waking up to who you are requires letting go of who you imagine yourself to be. -Alan Watts About two months ago I had a spiritual Continue Reading
Ranger School is Not a Leadership School
by Major John Spencer This is another excellent article from Major John Spencer at the Modern War Institute (MWI). This article was originally posted Continue Reading