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By Feb 6, 2021
Opinion

Veterans need to be honest about their loneliness and boredom after serving

The best and worst thing about being in the military is that it is all-consuming.
By Nov 25, 2020
Analysis

The Commandant of the Marine Corps is charging into the future, but some aren’t ready for change

The Corps has acted as a second land army so many times it’s flipped the dessert with the main course.
By May 22, 2020
Opinion

Memorial Day doesn’t need to be treated as a national military funeral

"Don’t be ashamed to have a good time this Memorial Day — that’s part of the gift that’s been bestowed...
By Apr 17, 2020
Vultures' Row

The US military needs to suck it up and embrace telecommuting forever

The 21st century military shouldn’t work and train like the 19th century
By Apr 14, 2020
Vultures' Row

‘Thank you for service’ now applies to far more people than our nation’s veterans

Hopefully we’ll come to recognize more forms of courage than just “going downrange,” and it turns out even your grocer...
By Mar 11, 2020
Vultures' Row

Understanding the sacrifice and sunk cost of the war in Afghanistan

Perhaps the military is learning about the sunk cost fallacy.
By Jan 24, 2020
Vultures' Row

Russia is trying to tear apart America’s veteran community. Don’t let them

Be careful out there.
By Jan 23, 2020
Vultures' Row

We need to talk about that study claiming that US troops are ‘overpaid’

[shortcode-Op-Ed-disclosure] A recent RAND study on military compensation has recently garnered some attention, with the main takeaway of many being...
By Jan 15, 2020
Vultures' Row

The military’s love affair with computer-based training needs to change

Please stop.
By Dec 20, 2019
popular

Mike Rowe says there are no ‘safe spaces’ in the military. He’s wrong.

"The military is not a safe space," Rowe said.
By Dec 3, 2019
popular

America’s senior military officers should retire from becoming America’s TV talking heads

Former military officers commenting on military matters have valuable perspectives. On anything outside of that, their opinion is worth no...
By Oct 29, 2019
Vultures' Row

No, hazing doesn’t teach discipline. It actually does the opposite

Hazing represents the opposite [of discipline]... it is the product of a lack of self-control and laziness.
By Oct 12, 2019
Vultures' Row

Right makes might: How the US will lose its strategic advantage if it loses its ethics

We see ourselves as upholding a higher standard. We aren't just some overgrown banana republic. We're a "shining city on...
By Sep 19, 2019
Vultures' Row

The US is headed for a reckoning between its military ambitions and its budget

The U.S. has to make hard choices about whether spending that money is worth it. Unfortunately, our approach has been...
By Aug 15, 2019
popular

40 years after its release, ‘Apocalypse Now’ is more relevant than ever

'Apocalypse Now' might be the first example of people in the military turning a movie meant to highlight the horrors...
By Aug 13, 2019
popular

The Marine Corps has reinvented itself throughout its history. The new Commandant is doing it again.

Berger has rightly decided that the way the Marines' plans for amphibious assaults isn't going to work going forward, as...
By Aug 6, 2019
Vultures' Row

No, SEALs don’t need ‘slack’ from their elite standards

While the SEALs seem to have conduct issues disproportionate to the size of their organization, this idea that service —...
By Aug 2, 2019
Vultures' Row

The original ‘Top Gun’ was a recruiter’s dream. The sequel will be anything but

Popcorn sales will be through the roof in 2020, but recruitment numbers won't skyrocket like they did in 1986
By Jul 24, 2019
Vultures' Row

Veterans: It’s on you to bridge the civil-military divide

In the real world the number of jobs where run time and pull-ups are part of your performance evaluation is...
By Jul 10, 2019
Vultures' Row

‘I almost joined the military, but…’ is a weird flex and it’s not OK

Perhaps people feel compelled to come up with these excuses because this country idolizes military service so much.
By Jun 12, 2019
Vultures' Row

Reince Priebus’s Navy service is going to be awkward for everyone involved

"The military owes it to itself to find outlets for exceptional individuals to contribute. Priebus owes it to the country...
By Jun 7, 2019
Vultures' Row

4 military phrases civilians should start using

"As much as I'm adapting to corporate life, I wish the civilian world would take at least a few military...
By May 16, 2019
Vultures' Row

The Pentagon’s fight against suicide could be making things worse

"As much as the U.S. military and veteran community says they are destigmatizing mental health treatment, it's still regarded as...
By Mar 28, 2019
Vultures' Row

Selfless service and the ‘veteran superiority complex’

Unfortunately, too many vets believe their own PR, and subscribe to what I’d call the “veteran superiority complex.”
By Feb 26, 2019
Vultures' Row

5 things you need to know before getting out of the military

I don't claim to have any special insight other than a combination of stumbling and success, which might be the...