Had it not been for the great controversy over the Human Terrain System spearheaded by the vocal minority at the Network of Concerned Anthropologists, I might have never known about this great opportunity. When I heard about the HTS program through an article mentioning the NCA, my first reaction was “How can I participate?” Using anthropology to reduce death and injury. Sounds like a good idea to me.
So my heartfelt thanks to the Network of Concerned Anthropologists for showing me this new and exciting career path in applied anthropology that I had been unaware of before.…
I recently moved on from a wonderful long career in design anthropology to my latest adventure. I joined the Army’s Human Terrain System program and for the next few months I’ll be living near the Ft. Leavenworth area. How much I’ll be writing about my HTS training and work is unknown at this point. Over the years I have tended not to write about any of my professional work directly, but who knows.…
Hello from a random TA truckstop along I-10 in Arizona. I spent 10 years of my life criss-crossing the country as a performer and I have to say I have a major soft spot for a good truck stop. I have eaten in them, showered there, caught up on the news, and spent many, many nights sleeping in my car at them. TA, 76, Pilot, Flying J, these will be familiar names to any of the over the roaders.…