Since the advent of the All-Volunteer Force (AVF) in 1973, the burden of war has shifted from the general population to 1% of the nation. For most Americans, the War on Terror was a scrolling headline. For the military Homefront, it was 20 years of deployments, missed birthdays, PCS (Permanent Change of Station) moves every 24 months, and the quiet terror of a chaplain or officer knocking at the door.
The battlefronts change—from the beaches of Normandy to the boardrooms of corporate America, from the forests of Vietnam to the viral feeds of TikTok—but the Homefront remains eternal. Because as long as there is chaos outside, there must be order inside. Homefront
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: Governments implemented strict controls on essential goods like sugar, gasoline, meat, and even clothing to ensure "fair shares" for all and prioritize military needs. Since the advent of the All-Volunteer Force (AVF)
For those who have served in actual combat zones, returning to the homefront can be the hardest mission of all. After the hyper-vigilance of a war zone, the silence of suburbia can feel deafening or dangerous. The battlefronts change—from the beaches of Normandy to