The Havok Journal serves as the voice of the Veteran Community by providing informative, insightful, provocative, high-quality content for our readers.
Every few years the United States rediscovers the same uncomfortable truth about war. Among them is this:
Bombs destroy things. But they do not control them.
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There is a story America loves to tell about its veterans.
It’s neat. It’s emotional. It’s well-intentioned.
And it’s doing real harm
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The theme of the next edition of the Modern War Journal is "reflections on security force assistance and the Afghan War." The call for submissions is below.
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"Europe has spent years pretending that dependency is a sophisticated moral posture. It isn’t. It’s dependency.
That’s the whole scam."
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This piece covers a lot of ground: Korea, Iraq, Guam, North Caroline, Nazis in America... even a little D&D reference. Many people will be able to relate.
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In this episode of The Spear, retired Special Forces officer John Faunce sits down with MWI’s Charlie Faint and recounts a career defined by embracing difficulty, learning from failure, and adapting under pressure. https://t.co/CqpzypNJHj
An interesting vignette about leaders accepting responsibility:
"When asked to explain what had happened, Captain Asoh simply said, “As you Americans say, I f----d up.”
That was it. No excuses. No obfuscation. The Asoh Defense."
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"If you’ve ever confidently sung along to a song only to later discover you were absolutely, spectacularly wrong, congratulations—you’ve experienced a mondegreen."
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