Opinion (Page 6)

Posted on Dec 13, 2018

Culture

21 US Military Operation Names In Africa, Ranked 21 US Military Operation Names In Africa, Ranked

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on Dec 13, 2018

News

American History Can Be A Pain To Absorb. This Historian’s Work Is Anything But American History Can Be A Pain To Absorb. This Historian’s Work Is Anything But

Posted on Dec 12, 2018

News

Tom Hanks Thinks Hollywood Can’t Capture America’s Current Wars. What Does That Mean? Tom Hanks Thinks Hollywood Can’t Capture America’s Current Wars. What Does That Mean?

By Katherine Voyles

Posted on Dec 12, 2018

News

Medal Of Honor Recipient Florent Groberg Explains What You Should Do In A Firefight Medal Of Honor Recipient Florent Groberg Explains What You Should Do In A Firefight

By Brad Howard

Posted on Dec 12, 2018

Dyngo The War Dog Is Having Trouble, And We Could Use a Little Help Dyngo The War Dog Is Having Trouble, And We Could Use a Little Help

By Rebecca Frankel

Posted on Dec 7, 2018

By Col. Angie Holbrook, U.S. Army (Ret.)

It’s Time to Start Considering Suicide A Military Readiness Issue It’s Time to Start Considering Suicide A Military Readiness Issue

Posted on Dec 5, 2018

News

There Really Is No Place For Hazing In A Professional Military There Really Is No Place For Hazing In A Professional Military

By Kayla Williams

Posted on Dec 5, 2018

News

A Vietnam Veteran Reflects On A Coma-Induced Adventure To The Brink Of Death A Vietnam Veteran Reflects On A Coma-Induced Adventure To The Brink Of Death

By Jan Scruggs

Posted on Dec 5, 2018

News

Why Did I Publish That Column Promoting Hazing And Ass-Chewing? Why Did I Publish That Column Promoting Hazing And Ass-Chewing?

Posted on Dec 4, 2018

News

Making Warriors Hard In An Age of Sensitivity Making Warriors Hard In An Age of Sensitivity

By Luke Flowers

Posted on Nov 30, 2018

A Draft Won’t Fix The Civil-Military Divide — But This Plan Just Might A Draft Won’t Fix The Civil-Military Divide — But This Plan Just Might

By Carl Forsling

Posted on Nov 29, 2018

News

Operation Molotov: Why NATO Just Flat Out Collapsed In The Summer Of 2024 Operation Molotov: Why NATO Just Flat Out Collapsed In The Summer Of 2024

By John T. Kuehn

Posted on Nov 27, 2018

News

CIA Officer William Francis Buckley Deserved A Better Book Than The New ‘Beirut Rules’ CIA Officer William Francis Buckley Deserved A Better Book Than The New ‘Beirut Rules’

Posted on Nov 23, 2018

News

Manila Massacred: Remembering One of the Pacific War’s Nastiest Battles Manila Massacred: Remembering One of the Pacific War’s Nastiest Battles

By Lawrence Tritle and Jason Warren

Posted on Nov 21, 2018

News

I’m An Army Reservist And A High School Teacher. Guess Which Job Is Scarier I’m An Army Reservist And A High School Teacher. Guess Which Job Is Scarier

By Bryan Baker

Posted on Nov 16, 2018

News

Even The Romans Were Better At Doing Counterinsurgency Than We Are Even The Romans Were Better At Doing Counterinsurgency Than We Are

Posted on Nov 13, 2018

Not All Veterans Are Created Equal. You Have To Earn Your ‘V’ Not All Veterans Are Created Equal. You Have To Earn Your ‘V’

By Dan Sheehan

Posted on Nov 8, 2018

News

Deadpool Was The Worst Army Special Forces Soldier Ever Deadpool Was The Worst Army Special Forces Soldier Ever

By Brad Howard

Posted on Nov 5, 2018

News

The Mission Creep of Sending Troops To The US-Mexico Border The Mission Creep of Sending Troops To The US-Mexico Border

By Emma Moore

Posted on Nov 2, 2018

News

Don’t Believe All Those Stories About The Germans And Mission Command Don’t Believe All Those Stories About The Germans And Mission Command

By Dr. Jonathan Boff

Posted on Nov 1, 2018

News

I Found Meaning After The Military In Many Places, Not Just One I Found Meaning After The Military In Many Places, Not Just One

Posted on Oct 31, 2018

The Way To Fix The Military Decision-Making Process Is To Fix Your Own Self With More Tough Training The Way To Fix The Military Decision-Making Process Is To Fix Your Own Self With More Tough Training

Posted on Oct 30, 2018

News

My Son Was Killed In Iraq. I Found Closure With The Marines Who Were With Him When He Died My Son Was Killed In Iraq. I Found Closure With The Marines Who Were With Him When He Died

By Derek Davey

Posted on Oct 29, 2018

News

In Defense Of Military Pilots Drawing Dicks In The Sky In Defense Of Military Pilots Drawing Dicks In The Sky

By M. E. Johnson

Posted on Oct 26, 2018

The MDMP Actually Provides Flexibility — You Just Have to Know How To Do It The MDMP Actually Provides Flexibility — You Just Have to Know How To Do It

By Capt. Paul Hill, U.S. Army

Posted on Oct 22, 2018

The Biggest Equalizer In The Military Is A Piss Tube In The Middle Of The Iraqi Desert The Biggest Equalizer In The Military Is A Piss Tube In The Middle Of The Iraqi Desert

By Luke Flowers

Posted on Oct 19, 2018

History

Eisenhower On ‘Leading From Within’ And The Art Of Collaborative Leadership Eisenhower On ‘Leading From Within’ And The Art Of Collaborative Leadership

By Ken Weisbrode

Posted on Oct 18, 2018

News

The Guantanamo Mystery Novel That Captures Military Life Between The Cold War And 9/11 The Guantanamo Mystery Novel That Captures Military Life Between The Cold War And 9/11

By Nathan Webster

Posted on Oct 17, 2018

The Military Decision-Making Process Is An Inflexible Mess. Here’s How To Fix It The Military Decision-Making Process Is An Inflexible Mess. Here’s How To Fix It

By Jamie Schwandt

Posted on Oct 16, 2018

News

The Disturbing Meaning Of Kanye West’s Visit To The White House The Disturbing Meaning Of Kanye West’s Visit To The White House

Posted on Oct 15, 2018

News

Why I Never Liked Those Videos Of Deployed Soldiers Surprising Their Kids At School Why I Never Liked Those Videos Of Deployed Soldiers Surprising Their Kids At School

Posted on Oct 15, 2018

News

We’ve All Deceived Ourselves About Why We’re Fighting In Afghanistan We’ve All Deceived Ourselves About Why We’re Fighting In Afghanistan

By Mike Martin

Posted on Oct 11, 2018

It’s Time To Get Yourself A Tethered Drone It’s Time To Get Yourself A Tethered Drone

By Maj. Jamie Schwandt, USAR

Posted on Oct 8, 2018

News

Guyana’s Rampant Violence Reminds Me Of My Childhood In Sri Lanka. That’s A Bad Sign Guyana’s Rampant Violence Reminds Me Of My Childhood In Sri Lanka. That’s A Bad Sign

By Dilshika Jayamaha

Posted on Oct 4, 2018

News

HUMINT Isn’t Dead, It Just Smells That Way. Time For Us To Learn From the Past HUMINT Isn’t Dead, It Just Smells That Way. Time For Us To Learn From the Past

By Caesar Kalinowski

Posted on Oct 2, 2018

News

Mattis: This Is The One Book Every American Should Read Mattis: This Is The One Book Every American Should Read

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on Sep 26, 2018

News

The Case Against Isolationism, According To America’s Greatest Military Thinkers The Case Against Isolationism, According To America’s Greatest Military Thinkers

By Kyle Gaffney

Posted on Sep 25, 2018

History

My Worst Day: In Iraq, When The Approval To Fire Came 10 Seconds Too Late My Worst Day: In Iraq, When The Approval To Fire Came 10 Seconds Too Late

By Capt. Douglas Wood, USMC

Posted on Sep 24, 2018

By Richard Siemion with Neil Fotre

In Praise Of The M249 Squad Automatic Weapon In Praise Of The M249 Squad Automatic Weapon

Posted on Sep 24, 2018

News

The Ivory Tower And Academic Ignorance Of What The Armed Forces Actually Do The Ivory Tower And Academic Ignorance Of What The Armed Forces Actually Do

By Adrian Lewis

Posted on Sep 20, 2018

News

We Need To Start Thinking Differently About Maritime Airpower — And We Can We Need To Start Thinking Differently About Maritime Airpower — And We Can

By T. X. Hammes

Posted on Sep 19, 2018

News

How The ‘Golden Hour’ Created A Crisis In Care For The Deployed Warfighter How The ‘Golden Hour’ Created A Crisis In Care For The Deployed Warfighter

By Dr. Kai Engstad

Posted on Sep 17, 2018

News

The Problem With The VA Isn’t Just The Agency — It’s Us The Problem With The VA Isn’t Just The Agency — It’s Us

Posted on Sep 17, 2018

News

Being A Veteran Does Not Mean You’re Exempt From Misfortune For The Rest Of Your Life Being A Veteran Does Not Mean You’re Exempt From Misfortune For The Rest Of Your Life

By Carl Forsling

Posted on Sep 13, 2018

News

Why The OODA Loop Is Forever Why The OODA Loop Is Forever

By Dan Grazier

Posted on Sep 13, 2018

News

Why Are So Many O-6s Behaving So Badly? And Other Military Mischief Why Are So Many O-6s Behaving So Badly? And Other Military Mischief

By 1st Lt. Virginia Brodie, USMC

Posted on Sep 10, 2018

News

On Being Raped By My Commander On Being Raped By My Commander

By Meredith Mathis

Posted on Sep 7, 2018

News

Back To Afghanistan: Looking At The Ghazni That Exists Now Vs. The Town I Knew Back To Afghanistan: Looking At The Ghazni That Exists Now Vs. The Town I Knew

By Joanna Dasher

Posted on Sep 6, 2018

News

Arming Teachers Is A Dangerous Back-To-School Accessory Arming Teachers Is A Dangerous Back-To-School Accessory

By Peter Lucier

Posted on Sep 6, 2018

News

Thinking About How To Draw A Line To Avoid Unwanted Sexual Advances Thinking About How To Draw A Line To Avoid Unwanted Sexual Advances

By Zachary Martin

Posted on Sep 6, 2018

News

Hey! You Shouldn’t Address A Bunch of Marines As ‘Gentlemen’ When the Group Includes Female Marines Hey! You Shouldn’t Address A Bunch of Marines As ‘Gentlemen’ When the Group Includes Female Marines

Posted on Aug 31, 2018

By Col. Angie Holbrook, U.S. Army

Why I Fear America’s Veteran Suicide Epidemic Is Going To Get Much Worse Why I Fear America’s Veteran Suicide Epidemic Is Going To Get Much Worse

Posted on Aug 30, 2018

History

The Dog I Brought Home From Afghanistan Actually Rescued Us The Dog I Brought Home From Afghanistan Actually Rescued Us

By Tessa Poppe, Council of the Former Enlisted

Posted on Aug 29, 2018

News

LikeWar: How Social Media Became The Locus Of 21st Century War LikeWar: How Social Media Became The Locus Of 21st Century War

By Crispin Burke

Posted on Aug 27, 2018

News

We Don’t Need A Military Parade. We Need Mummers We Don’t Need A Military Parade. We Need Mummers

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 24, 2018

News

The 20 Military Phrases Civilians Should Never, Ever Use The 20 Military Phrases Civilians Should Never, Ever Use

Posted on Aug 24, 2018

Ask A Veteran: Is ‘Thank You For Your Service’ The Right Thing To Say? Ask A Veteran: Is ‘Thank You For Your Service’ The Right Thing To Say?

By Matt Ufford

Posted on Aug 23, 2018

News

An Officer Reflects On Escorting Home The Body Of One Of His Marines An Officer Reflects On Escorting Home The Body Of One Of His Marines