You’re just coming home, and you want the readjustment process to be as easy as possible for yourself. But how can you transition smoothly back into civilian life, regardless of the factors that may otherwise impact your experience? In this article, we’ll break down how you can maintain and fortify your own personal resilience as you integrate back into civilian life.
The Reluctant Sniper
As he watched, the front line troops wavered in their advance. The communist officer pulled out a pistol and proceeded to coldly shoot several of his own men in the back.
Fiscal Fiasco Round 2: First the F-35, now the Fleet
Welcome to Fiscal Fiasco Round Two – and this time it’s really important, because we’re talking about ships. Earlier this spring the Canadian government announced that it was paying Irving Shipyards $288 million just to design the new Arctic Offshore Patrol Ships (AOPS) for the Royal Canadian Navy. Not build, just design.
Let’s Keep the Common Sense in the F-35 Debate
There has been a glimpse of common sense in the debate over Canada’s next-generation fighter aircraft, but it’s hard to see over all the name-calling, mud-slinging and partisan entrenchment. That glimpse of common sense was when our government decided, just before Christmas, to re-think the sole-source, non-competed contract to buy the F-35 as our next fighter. My worry is that common sense will now be banished from the discussion once again.
Morality in War
What moral obligation do soldiers have in war? This is a tricky question, and one which I considered more than once during my fifteen years in uniform. There are many perspectives, and some can be equally valid even when they diametrically oppose one another. But is there a single, undeniable answer that applies to all? Is there a fundamental truth behind the morality of war?
Take Cover! Take Cover!
It was World War II and enemy bombs rained on London, England, leaving death and destruction in their path. This is the true story of a young girl during the most terrifying 24 hours of her life – separated from her family, trapped in a collapsing bomb shelter and wondering if death would be a welcome release from the pain and fear.
Does Canada Need The F-35?
Why are we spending nine billion dollars on the wrong aircraft? The Canadian government’s decision to sole-source new jet fighters is questionable. Especially when a better alternative is staring us in the face.
Reflections on Revolution
On Bastille Day in France, and in the wake of the assassination of Karzai’s brother in Afghanistan, Julia McLean takes a look at revolutions and their aftermaths.
The Big Death: Reactions to the Killing of Osama Bin Laden
Osama Bin Laden is dead — and just as his life has caused us to ask some big questions, so too has his death.
Egypt: Lessons in Democracy
The current struggle in Egypt—the center of Arab media, scholarship, and culture—has enormous ramifications for the region as a whole. The predominantly young secular activists who initiated the struggle reject not only the U.S.-backed dictatorship of Hosni Mubarak but also conservative Islamist leaders; they have put together a broad coalition of young and old, Muslim and Christian, poor and middle class to challenge a brutal corrupt regime which has held power for nearly thirty years. Like-minded civil society activists are organizing elsewhere. Indeed, 2011 could be to the Arab world what 1989 was to Eastern Europe.
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