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Opinion (Page 14)

Views from the barracks to the battlefield.

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We’d Like To Add A Few Names To SVA’s List Of ‘Not Recommended’ Universities

By Lauren Katzenberg

Posted on Jul 22, 2014

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How I’m Surviving My Battle With PTSD

By Mary Ann Parker

Posted on Jul 22, 2014

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4 Questions Congress Needs To Ask Obama’s Nominee To Fix The VA

By Stephen Carlson

Posted on Jul 22, 2014

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The New Debate About The Combat Endurance Test And Women In The Marine Infantry

By Tessa Poppe

Posted on Jul 14, 2014

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War Is Hell, Especially For The Enemy

By Dave Smith

Posted on Jul 14, 2014

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If You’re Pursuing An Education, Learn From My Mistakes

By Eric Navarro

Posted on Jul 11, 2014

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We Need To Adjust To A New, Skinnier Military

By Carl Forsling

Posted on Jul 8, 2014

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Here’s Why We Failed To Adequately Train Iraq’s Army

By Brad Hardy

Posted on Jul 7, 2014

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I’m Tired Of Women In The Military Being Treated As Inferior

By Myrna M. Segui

Posted on Jul 3, 2014

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Military Culture Has A Terrible Habit Of Blaming The Victim

By Jason Mack

Posted on Jul 2, 2014

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Don’t Shackle Your Life To This Mess In Iraq

By William Treseder

Posted on Jun 24, 2014

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We Should Transform Disaster Response Training Into Jobs For Veterans

By Rick Schumacher

Posted on Jun 23, 2014

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Real Leadership Does Not Come From Followership

By Elana Duffy

Posted on Jun 18, 2014

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Our Troops Didn’t Die For Iraq’s Future — They Died For Yours

By Zach Iscol

Posted on Jun 16, 2014

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We Didn’t Finish The Job In Iraq

By Eric Navarro

Posted on Jun 16, 2014

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This Is Why I Resent Being Labeled An ‘Army Wife’

By Joanna Dasher

Posted on Jun 16, 2014

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What Is The Infantry Part III: The Big Bang Theory

By Don Gomez

Posted on Jun 12, 2014

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Here’s Why I Support The Bowe Bergdahl Deal

By Brian Adam Jones

Posted on Jun 12, 2014

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What Is The Infantry Part II: Emotion and Absence of Mind

By Don Gomez

Posted on Jun 11, 2014

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Stop Using The Uniform To Make Your Political Point

By Brian Adam Jones

Posted on Jun 10, 2014

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What Is The Infantry Part I: Black Magic and Voodoo

By Don Gomez

Posted on Jun 10, 2014

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Could One Year Of Mandatory National Service Change This Country?

By Eric Navarro

Posted on Jun 9, 2014

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What Growing Up With Military Parents Teaches Our Children

By Desiree Ahmann

Posted on Jun 9, 2014

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If Running This Site Makes Me Noble, What Does That Make You?

By Lauren Katzenberg

Posted on Jun 6, 2014

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As Army Slims Down, So Must Its Soldiers

By Crispin Burke

Posted on Jun 6, 2014

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The Dangerous Black Hole Awaiting Veterans

By Elana Duffy

Posted on Jun 4, 2014

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We Live By A Strict Code Of Military Ethos And Values — How Does The Bergdahl Deal Square With That?

By J.R. Salzman

Posted on Jun 4, 2014

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Here’s What Most People Don’t Understand About The Civilian-Military Divide

By Adam J. Tiffen

Posted on Jun 2, 2014

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The “Obama Speech” — I’m Over It

By Lauren Katzenberg

Posted on May 30, 2014

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Shinseki Is Under Fire, But Remember That Time He Held To The Courage Of His Convictions?

By Ethan E. Rocke

Posted on May 15, 2014

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11 Countries, 3 Deployments, 4 Years: Here’s What I Kept

By Anna Granville

Posted on May 13, 2014

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Seriously Though, Here’s Why You Should Date Modern Veterans

By Brian Adam Jones

Posted on Apr 29, 2014

Opinion

The VA Has Become A Really Terrible Joke

By Brian Adam Jones

Posted on Apr 25, 2014

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10 Years After His Death, Here’s What Pat Tillman Means To Me

By Brian Adam Jones

Posted on Apr 23, 2014

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The Sergeant Major Of The Marine Corps Is Dead Wrong About Cutting Troop Pay

By Brian Adam Jones

Posted on Apr 10, 2014

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An Open Letter To A Woman Who Failed The Marine Corps’ Infantry Officer Course

By Brian Adam Jones

Posted on Apr 1, 2014

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Here’s What Vets Mean When We Say ‘We Take Care Of Our Own’

By Daniel Gorman

Posted on Mar 17, 2014

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A Young Naval Officer Takes On The Leadership Issues Driving The Military’s Sexual Assault Problem

By John Williamson

Posted on Mar 10, 2014

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George Zimmerman Says Something Really Dumb About Fallen Troops

By Brian Adam Jones

Posted on Feb 19, 2014