Never Forget – Never Quit – Semper Fidelis
Interesting presentation and ideas by Chris Fuller about the changing nature of Al Qaeda (AQ) in this Ted Talk titled “How Does The War On Terror End?”. He talks about the different phases of AQ, the characteristics of what he refers to as AQ 3.0 and how the existing conditions in Northern Africa are facilitating that change. He...
Is the distinction between a terrorist act and an active shooter scenario an irrelevant distinction? I asked this question to a group of graduate students at John Jay College last week during a presentation that I was giving about violence prevention in the public sector. All but one student raised their hands to say that...
As members of the military, law enforcement officers and security providers decide to leave their industry, there are always going to be questions about how their experience relates to success in the business world. This translation of experiences isn’t always clear to a human resources manager who is comparing your resume to that of someone...
Last December, I wrote a series of posts that discussed the Green-on-Blue threat that our servicemen and women face while overseas. I wrote those posts after losing a friend in an insider attack and wanted to provide methods to identify the Afghans seeking to attack their American partners. Those articles quickly became our most read...
One of the challenges that vets face as they transition from active duty back to the civilian world is overcoming the perception that they don’t have experience that their civilian counterparts have. One way to overcome that is to earn the certifications required for certain positions. Syracuse University has a great veterans support program and...
A couple of weeks ago I listened to a presentation given by a senior official in the Department of Homeland Security about terrorism and domestic threats. Because the presenter had a long career in the military and federal law enforcement, many of the questions after the presentation were about his opinion on our state of...
There are currently opportunities for veterans and student veterans on the New York Stock Exchange both in New York City and Chicago. The program links veterans with paid-internships on the exchange and runs for 10 weeks over the summer. It looks like there are 20 spots available and in addition to the internship opportunity, veterans...
Paul Shinkman from the U.S. News & World Report wrote an article this week discussing a report published by the Center For Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) and General Michael Hayden, the former Director of the CIA and NSA. This report highlighted Al-Qaeda’s efforts to recruit and attack from within the United States. During the...
“I started writing a blog but, after a few months, no one was reading it, so I gave up on it.” I’ve heard this excuse from countless people as they explain why they quit writing for the site or blog they started. Unless you are a celebrity and have a few thousand Twitter followers eagerly...
“Business is the art and science of providing uniquely attractive opportunities for other people.” – Greg Glassman I dont have the ability to embed the video here, but this is an awesome video of Greg Glassman presenting his thoughts about how he started CrossFit and built a brand that changed the game for the fitness...
“The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge.” – Stephen Hawking
Last week I put out the challenge to members of the military and law enforcement officers to find a way to gain similar experience to insurgents or criminals in order to begin thinking like them. I’ve had some feedback from a few readers who are interested in starting a webpage to create their own grassroots...
I was reading the recent issue Fast Company on the train yesterday and have to pass on that they have created a great digital magazine. I do most of my professional reading (magazines, research papers, reports, etc.) on my iPad for convenience and found that not all magazines have made the transition to digital very...
The best cops know how criminals think, how criminals act, and where criminals go. They have the ability to continuously predict a criminal’s future actions. I am convinced that the best police officers must have been criminals in a past life. A person with a great deal of experience doing a task is more likely...