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Featured by Don Gomez
A True Story Of Rage Quitting In Afghanistan
Rage quitting, for the non-gamers, is when a gamer gets so frustrated or upset with the way a video game...
The Other Side Of The Millennials In The Military Debate
Editor’s Note: A version of this article originally appear on Carrying The Gun, a blog by Don Gomez. You likely...
DEBATE THIS: Which Video Game Better Represents Military Life: Battlefield 4 Or Mass Effect?
THE FACTS: Battlefield and Mass Effect have become two of the biggest game franchises of the past decade from publisher...
An Army Vet’s Take On Trigger Warnings In The Classroom
Editor’s Note: This post has been modified from its original version on Don Gomez’ blog, Carrying the Gun. There’s been...
This Video Game Completely Busts Open Typical Veteran Stereotypes
Editor’s Note: This interview originally appeared on Front Towards Gamer, a digital gaming publication by Operation Supply Drop, and includes...
A Marine Vet Explains How He Landed His Dream Job In The Video-Game Industry
Editor's Note: This interview originally appeared on Front Towards Gamer, a digital gaming publication by Operation Supply Drop. There’s always a...
How Do You Answer The Question, ‘Did You Ever Kill Anyone?’
Editor’s Note: This post has been modified from its original version on Don Gomez’ blog, Carrying the Gun. There are...
The Insidious Spread Of Anti-Women Culture
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on Don Gomez’s personal blog “Carrying The Gun.” Gender, she’s so hot right now....
Student Veterans Can Help Bridge The Civilian-Military Divide
I’ve always been intrigued by the civilian-military divide. Over the years, my thoughts on it have shifted from frustrated anger...
What Is The Infantry Part III: The Big Bang Theory
Author’s Note: As with Part I and Part II, this has been edited from the original. To read the longer,...
What Is The Infantry Part II: Emotion and Absence of Mind
Author’s Note: As with Part I, this has been edited from the original. To read the longer, less pretty version,...
What Is The Infantry Part I: Black Magic and Voodoo
I wrote the “What is the infantry” series back in those heady days of the summer of 2013, when the...
“Why We Fight” Is A Question That Has No Ultimate Answer
Editor’s Note: This post appeared in its original form on Carrying the Gun. Clarissa Ward: “When you look back at...
The Important Role Gaming Plays In The Global War On Terror
At a morning formation, or at the rifle range, soldiers look like soldiers have always looked; disciplined, aggressive, and serious...
