On Military Awards and Perceptions of Them
Although the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, combined, have lasted longer than virtually any previous American war, there have been only six Medal of Honor recipients, all posthumous.
View ArticleAmerica’s Multiethnic Military
While federal and state legislators spar over immigration policy, Capt. Tim Hsia discusses the benefits of immigration on the U.S. military.
View ArticleThe Performance-Enhanced Military
There is a subtle yet definite pressure soldiers feel about being stronger and tougher.
View ArticleCounterinsurgency – All Things to All Men
Counterinsurgency is increasingly becoming a catchphrase that has many adherents, but whose followers would not necessarily agree with each other on certain basic principles.
View ArticleMemorial Day Is Every Day
I have a crude theory that after several years, and once war has skipped a generation or two, people in America and the military forget the costs of war.
View ArticleRolling Stone Article’s True Focus: Counterinsurgency
A soldier questions the value of counterinsurgency warfare.
View ArticlePolitics and the Military
If anything, today’s military is perhaps too blasé about domestic politics.
View ArticleThe Increasing Role and Influence of Military Spouses
In today’s military, military spouses play an active role not only in their spouses’ decisions but also in decisions that affect the military unit.
View ArticleAn Ex-Soldier Writes
In many ways, Stanford Law School reminds me of West Point. Both schools are infused with a sense of public service.
View ArticleStanford Debates R.O.T.C.’s Return
Stanford joins other elite universities in debating whether to invite R.O.T.C. back on campus.
View ArticleThe Uneasy Media-Military Relationship
There is perhaps only one thing worse than losing a war, and that is fighting a war that people at home have forgotten or have no interest in.
View ArticleAn Asian-American Veteran Reflects on When Discipline Becomes Hazing
An Asian-American veteran warns about the dangers of hazing in the armed services.
View ArticleMaking the G.I. Bill Work for Veterans
The Post 9/11 G.I. Bill has helped tens of thousands of veterans attend college, but the potentially lucrative source of guaranteed student tuition needs to be safeguarded from less the scrupulous...
View ArticleDid Vietnam Change the Way We Welcome Veterans Home?
Today’s generation of veterans return home to perhaps the most pro-veteran environment in decades — a marked difference from the reception Vietnam vets received decades ago.
View ArticleThe Role of the Military and Veterans in Politics
The interplay between politics, the military and veterans is a complicated subject matter, writes Tim Hsia who is in the Army Reserves as an R.O.T.C. instructor at Santa Clara University.
View ArticleOn Military Awards and Perceptions of Them
Although the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, combined, have lasted longer than virtually any previous American war, there have been only six Medal of Honor recipients, all posthumous.
View ArticleAmerica’s Multiethnic Military
While federal and state legislators spar over immigration policy, Capt. Tim Hsia discusses the benefits of immigration on the U.S. military.
View ArticleThe Performance-Enhanced Military
There is a subtle yet definite pressure soldiers feel about being stronger and tougher.
View ArticleCounterinsurgency – All Things to All Men
Counterinsurgency is increasingly becoming a catchphrase that has many adherents, but whose followers would not necessarily agree with each other on certain basic principles.
View ArticleMemorial Day Is Every Day
I have a crude theory that after several years, and once war has skipped a generation or two, people in America and the military forget the costs of war.
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