The Helper Trap
The year is 2026 and you are recently separated from active duty or recently retired. The day you swore you were going to burn your BDUs (Battle Dress Uniform) at the gate on the way out has come and gone. Now you are in the real world, still trying to figure out what you want to be when you grow up. The ACUs were never burned. They sit in an old duffel with the rest of the gear you tactically acquired or supply didn’t want back. Every once in a while, especially when international relations...