Conduct Unbecoming: A Military True Crime Podcast

It's a tale as old as time: boy meets girl, boy beats girl. One in four women experience domestic or intimate partner violence, but it's a statistic that may be a little misleading. It certainly doe…

While I was in college, our sorority traveled for an out-of-town vaguely sporty event held on the beaches of Santa Barbara, California. We were assigned a coach from the host organization who someho…

Before we got hitched, married friends of ours sat us down and warned us about the perils of moving in with one another. They described the challenges they faced when they first moved in together and…

On Sunday mornings, we like to take our dogs for a walk to the local donut shop. It’s a nice tradition and supports a local family owned business. If you’re in the market for a Sunday morning tradit…

Anything can happen when people head home for a trip. Hallmark would have you believe that you’ll abandon your high power career in your new home city to fall in love with a Christmas tree farmer or…

About a decade ago, as I prepared to enter the gauntlet of law school, my mom and I flew to Maui. It was a chance to relax before three years of stress culminating in the big bad Bar exam. We wanted…

As residents of Las Vegas can attest, it’s not all showgirls and sequins. Once you get away from the glitz and out of view of the Sphere, it’s a lot like any other city where people live their day-t…

In the early days of stay at home orders, media outlets warned of a potential shadow epidemic. Furtively reported stories reminded Americans that there would be people sheltering in place with their…

I’m going to let you in on a little secret - in common law countries, like the United States, the law is practiced, largely, by comparing your case to all the other cases and finding things that are…

In the soft rolling hills of Italy, with just days to go before deploying, a young soldier sent messages to his loved ones and prepared to travel to Turkey. He wasn’t supposed to share information a…

It’s important to have at least some familiarity with the habits and interests of your partner. My spouse has a deep love of golf and while I can’t claim to be even halfway decent at the sport,  I fi…

I’ve detailed some of the concerning relationship patterns young folks who join the military engage in- namely, getting engaged awfully fast and married terribly young. The arrangement can be dicey-…

I speak as someone who often served as Sober Sister at sorority events: caretaking for drunk people is a lot of thankless work. We do it because we love our people and want them to stay safe… but I …

Some events are designed with a singular focus in mind—for example, weddings. Weddings are designed around the legal or spiritual union of two adults. It would be shocking to show up for a wedding a…

The Kingdom of Bahrain, named for the “two seas” surrounding the archipelago, hosts the Naval Support Activity Bahrain - a US Naval base. Bahrain itself is a fascinating mix of Bahraini nationals, A…

Accessing reliable childcare in the United States is already challenging, and the under and unemployment of military spouses create a system where it’s kind of assumed the non-military spouse will s…

In my first year of law school, I sat with my classmates in the school’s common area. We were full of nerves, still trying to figure out who was a friend and who was going to hide the books in the l…

On a sunny Southern California afternoon in March 1996, the Marines working the night shift in Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 39 prepared for their uniform inspection. As colleagues made sure th…

After the booms and bangs of a Fourth of July fireworks show faded and residents of Robins Air Force base in Georgia tucked themselves into bed, one airman stalked his prey through the base, crawlin…

Love may lift us up where we belong, where eagles fly, but wedding planning can drag us right back down to earth. In 2012, Air Force Captain Tyler Eppes planned his dream nuptials with his bride-to-…