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Cheap shots from the cheap seats. Your experience may vary.
10 Tips for Bridging the CIV/MIL Divide
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10 Tips for Bridging the CIV/MIL Divide
Get your hooah on, newly minted civilian.
Gary Owen
Oct 28, 2014
Ignore the Latte at Your Peril
It’s the anger that helps us sleep
Apparently our Commander in Chief had other things on his mind besides whether or not he had a latte in his hand as he was leaving Marine One. Global chaos aside, it’s time we took up the cause and followed Ms. Pry down the intellectual rabbit hole that is #LatteSalute. Or not.
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Do yourself and whatever humanity you cling to when the lights go out and don’t look up that hashtag on Twitter. It’s the kind of thing that only serves to further convince me that the only thing better than Earth…
Gary Owen
Sep 24, 2014
The AAR: 5 Things the 1LT(P) Can Teach US
The AAR: 5 Things the 1LT(P) Can Teach US
Life lessons from LT Lujan’s op-ed
Gary Owen
Dec 11, 2014
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Combat tested, sexist approved
Combat tested, sexist approved
On women in combat arms, and those pink guns
Gary Owen
Mar 31, 2014
Confessions of a Fobbit, Pt. 1: The Rockets’ Red Glare
Confessions of a Fobbit, Pt. 1: The Rockets’ Red Glare
If you’re just checking in, this is part of an attempt to write 1,000 words a day for 100 days. Blame this post if you think the idea sucks…
Gary Owen
Oct 29, 2014
Why Women Shouldn’t Be in Combat Units: a Long Form Dick Joke
Why Women Shouldn’t Be in Combat Units: a Long Form Dick Joke
A response to Anna Simons and War on the Rocks
Gary Owen
Nov 18, 2014
If Not Allen, Then Who?
If Not Allen, Then Who?
Picking a winner in a losing game
Gary Owen
Sep 15, 2014
McChrystal Meth’d
McChrystal Meth’d
High on SOF in the Washington Post
Gary Owen
Sep 8, 2014
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