In 2015, I felt the winds of change blow into my life in a big way. I had been traveling the Southeast for the last four or five years doing a weird Continue Reading
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Night Raids & Terrors
by Daniel Clancy Flashbacks and Idon’t know why But I rememberThat’s why I cry There’s no atonementWe all deserve to die Late night Continue Reading
The Crushing Weight
The wreathed dagger. The winged parachute. The golden Ranger tab. The Ranger Scrolls. They are nothing more than objects. They are Continue Reading
A Veteran’s Perspective: Make the Tempo Fit the Team
by Chris Derson I got out of the Marine Corps in 2020. I left the special operations community and walked straight back into the same civilian Continue Reading
How Do You Manage Inflammation, Weight Gain & Shame While Being Catastrophically Injured?
For years I went to doctors about my weight gain after I was medically retired. I was mostly met with condescending comments or outright blame from Continue Reading
It’s Not Transition; It’s Transformation
When we talk about leaving the military, the term we often hear is transition. It’s a word that implies a change in position, state, or condition—a Continue Reading
The Monster Within
My head is pounding. My body is exhausted. My teeth are clinched. As I drive, I recognize the signs there is something wrong. My mind is searching for Continue Reading
Leading Up: Five Ways to Manage Your Boss with the Army’s Mission Command
Editor's Note: This article was originally published by Thayer Leadership and is republished here with the permission of the original Continue Reading
A Week That Felt Like a Yes
Things are happening. Finally. The culvert pipes were delivered on Monday afternoon, and they were digging in my backyard on Tuesday morning. So far, Continue Reading
I’ve Been That Poor, Tortured Soul
by Lou Marin Just last week, another of “my” Crew Chiefs, this one retired less than a month, left behind a wife and two young children before Continue Reading
Selling Your Consulting Firm: Lessons from the Trenches
You’ve been running a business. Maybe you started it, maybe you bought in and grew it. You have enjoyed participating in the best capitalist economic Continue Reading
For Absent Friends
I must confess an uncomfortable common truth. One we refrain and refuse to refute. Written as a whisper, quiet words we shan’t dispute. We, war Continue Reading