“Thank you for your service.” The phrase has grated on my nerves since I left the Army. Maybe that’s because I was in medical units the whole time. […]
military / politics / trump
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There’s Supporting the Military and Then There’s SAYING You Support The Military
This article this image goes with ( https://bit.ly/2dINPoe) is kind of terrifying, BTW. I posted about Donald Trump’s bragging about sexual assault on Facebook, and added a caption […]
health / health care / military
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Trainees: My experience treating recruits in the Army medical system
I wrote this in 2000. I believe it was published in 2001 in the Fort Leonard Wood base newspaper. I can only hope that things have changed since […]
business / military
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Honesty was valued over telling people what they wanted to hear. Doing the job right was valued over kissing ass.
Way back when I had a “sham shield” 1 and was stationed at Fort Eustis, my Sergeant Major had junior enlisted give a “book report” each month in […]
military / rant / sociology
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Turning Veterans Into Sociopaths
The movie scene we watched in class resonated with me; two war vets confessing their darkest memories of combat to each other. It resonated because it reflected my […]
military
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Wiki for renters?
The few of you who have read this blog for a long time know that it started out as a place for me to throw out ideas I […]