PTSD: “Drama” is not “Trauma”

5 Reasons Why ISIS Isn’t The “JV” Team . . .We Are

By Havoc13 Back in early 20014, President Obama famously dismissed the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS, which is effectively Al Qaeda 2.0) as a “JV team.” This happened...
Veterans: What We Are All Owed on the 4th of July

By Havoc13 I get it, you’re a veteran. You’re proud of that, and you want everyone around you to know it. You have the t-shirts, the hats, and the bumper...
Source: Bergdahl to Face Prosecution for Desertion

By Havoc 13 In a bombshell revelation made just last night, it appears that the Pentagon plans to prosecute Army sergeant Bowe Bergdahl for desertion after all. First revealed on...
America, the World’s Insurance Policy: Time to Let the Boulder Roll

By Havok13 I don’t go around seeking hidden meaning in cartoons, but sometimes inspiration strikes. It will probably take about as much time for you to read this description of...
Fellow Veterans, Stop Letting ISIS Win

By Havoc13 I’ve been getting pinged right and left the last couple of days by well-meaning people who are apparently deeply concerned for my safety. It seems that ISIS, the...
Light on the Right: Ditch Deployment Dodgers

By Havoc13 “Bro, is that an O6… with no combat patch???” The question, asked by a good friend of mine who happens to be a former Ranger NCO, was whispered...
Leadership Lessons: Hands Off Doesn’t Work With Joe

By Havok 13 If you’re in the Army, you’ve probably already heard all about Joe. “Joe” is a term of endearment used to describe Army personnel of all ranks, but...
The Complete Non-Issue of Indian Tribes and the US Military’s Naming Conventions

By Havoc13 I read something really interesting a couple of days ago, it was titled “The U.S. Military’s Ongoing Slur of Native Americans,” and it went a little something like...
Put Me Back In, Coach – The Reasons I Would Go Back To Iraq

By Havoc13 Like many members of the US military, I served in Iraq multiple times. I was there in 2004 during the heady days of post-invasion euphoria, when optimism was...
PTSD: “Drama” is not “Trauma”

By Havoc13 It seems there are a lot of people out there these days who don’t quite understand PTSD. I specifically include myself among them; PTSD is a complicated subject,...