Earlier this year I blogged about Missile Defense and shared why the Air Defense Artillery branch of the US Army was a wonderful 24-year military career for me. I am a little biased, but one only has to read today’s headlines to appreciate how the deployment of US missile defense systems to a theater of [...]
The military I entered back in the early 90’s was still mostly modeled for fighting what was then called “High Intensity Conflict” against a Soviet Union type threat. A leader was almost wholly evaluated on how well they could lead their formations through the Combat Training Centers fighting an opposing force in a High Intensity [...]
Once the considerable calculus that goes into when to retire is complete, it’s probably time to decide “how” to retire. By this I mean, what, if any, ceremony do you want to have. This again is personal preference. I’ve seen everything from small ceremonies in a conference room with just close family and a few [...]
In the truest sense of the word, extended family refers to those non immediate family members such as aunts, uncles or grandparents who live in or near the same household as the nuclear family. Therefore, “visiting extended family” is by definition, a bit incorrect. That being said, it is the best way I can think [...]









