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b'Austin Bay is a retired colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve and author of Embrace the Suck. He has written extensively on current military affairs, and has appeared on NPR\\u2019s Morning Edition, Fox News, C-SPAN, MSNBC, CNBC, and Nightline. Bay writes a weekly international affairs column for Creators Syndicate and is a contributing editor at StrategyPage.com. He has written for The Wall Street Journal, The Weekly Standard, the New York Observer, and other publications. Bay served most recently with Headquarters, Multi-National Corps in Iraq in 2004. He was on active duty during Operation Desert Storm and served in Germany in the 1970s. A graduate of Rice University, he has a PhD from Columbia University. He lives in Austin, Texas.\\n\\nAustin Bay- Experience in the Army\\n\\nAustin went on active duty for 4 1/2 years in the 1970\\u2019s and spent most of that time in Germany working in either armor and mechanized infantry outfits. \\xa0He then moved to the reserves into some IMA slots and was almost always operations and plans job which was reflective of is background in armor. During Desert Storm Austin served on the Army staff in Washington and at the same time as Dr. Bay he was a special consultant in strategic war game. Austin made full colonel while in the reserves and he had a J-3 strategist slot. \\xa0His last hoorah was in 2004 in Iraq where he served in the plan section for multinational corp Iraq and had the title of Senior Plans Officer.\\nWriting On the Regular Basis\\nAustin has been a weekly syndicated columnist since 2000 with Creators Syndicate and you can find it at strategypage.com. \\xa0\\xa0He manages to write about 50 columns a year. \\xa0In 2015 and 2016 he was writing regularly on national security issues for the New York Observer. \\xa0The topics he covers include economics and politics. He also is an author of several books. Additionally, Dr. Bay has been an adjunct professor at the University of Texas for 15 years. \\xa0\\n\\n\\u201cI have been published in a long laundry list of newspapers and magazines running from the Wall Street Journal to the American Spectator.\\u201d \\u2013 Austin Bay\\n\\nCocktails From Hell \\n\\nIn Cocktails from Hell: \\xa0Five Complex Wars Shaping the 21st Century, Col. Austin Bay provides a concise and indispensable guide to the most dangerous threats against peace facing the United States\\u2014and the world. An expert in military strategy, analysis, and planning, Bay uses his critical eye and sharp pen to bring each of these bubbling global situations into sharp focus, both in their local and global contexts. Civilian students of war and military experts alike will benefit from his knowledge and insights.\\n\\nIf you truly want to understand the state of today\\u2019s society\\u2014and the role that the U.S. must play in order to successfully avoid the next Great War\\u2014this book is a must-read.\\n\\n\\u201cUsing the 5 case studies one is the Korean War which is also a nuclear proliferation war and that is something that is extremely important in the second half of the 20th century and continues to be important.\\u201d \\u2013 Austin Bay\\n\\nTo hear more from Col. Austin Bay and his journey, download this episode.\\n\\nDon\\u2019t forget to leave us a 5-star rating and review if you enjoyed the show. We would love to hear from you!\\n\\nAustin Bay links:\\n\\nLinkedIn\\n\\nCocktails From Hell by Austin Bay\\n\\nDownload Joe Crane\\u2019s\\xa0Top 7 Paths to Freedom\\xa0or get it on your mobile device. Text VETERAN to 38470. \\xa0\\nSponsor\\nBench Bookkeeping is this episodes sponsor. \\xa0Being an entrepreneur, bookkeeping is a necessary evil. \\xa0To put your bookkeeping needs on autopilot check out Bench Bookkeeping and gety one month free at veteranonthemove.com/bench.\\nJoin the Veteran on the Move on Facebook!\\nCheck out\\xa0Veteran on the Move on Facebook\\xa0to connect with our guests! It\\u2019s a great place where you can stay in touch with other veterans who are transitioning to entrepreneurship.\\xa0 Get updates and free gouge on the people, programs and resources to help you in your transition to entrepreneurship.'