The Havok Journal

‘The National Guard continues to be called up to combat problems that are largely caused by policy decisions made by the politicians doing the calling.’

‘Deploying was my only love until I met you.’

‘Leaders who consider these straightforward principles are forearmed and better prepared to mitigate the impact of unexpected and unpredictable events.’

‘No U.S. servicemember should commit suicide over politics, or, for that matter, for any reason.’

Measuring our progress against others limits our potential to what is known and achieved; competing with ourselves opens up a limitless avenue for growth.

We shouldn’t need another 9/11 to wake up. Because in the end, liberty prevails when a nation values its freedom more than a false sense of security.

A veteran reflects on how service members were treated in the post-Vietnam era. 9/11 changed that.

‘We are far too comfortable focusing on what journalists tell us is important, instead of sussing that out ourselves.’

‘We should never provide another U.S. cent to Gaza, while Hamas governs.’

Rather than a harbinger of self-doubt, this phenomenon can be a catalyst for profound personal development and a mark of humility and growth.

Every member of a military family bears the burden of service. Sometimes that reality is heartbreaking.

It’s been said ‘winners never quit.’ But is that always true?

Dehumanization of a person or group is the first step to genocide. History proves that over and over.

‘Well, journalists, you make the rules. No one is forcing you to church up the language that we use to describe evil people and the actions they carry out.’

Death is hard enough to deal with on its own. When that death is self-induced, the pain is so much worse.

‘Embrace the idea that your purpose is now, in this moment, no matter how ordinary or small it may seem.’

It continues to be a real hazard of military—and civilian—life.

Who is advocating for those who have paid the highest costs for their elite service?

A warrior poet’s musings on the vital on/off switch, ‘forged in steel but ... grown rusted from all the blood, sweat, and tears.’

The ‘fog of war’ may be more comfortable to vets than the business world. But the ‘fog of corporate America’ offers unique opportunities for a military mindset.