Risk Management Magazine

After cooking breakfast for my wife and daughter, I asked if anyone wanted to ride in my deer sled pulled by the four-wheeler. My daughter, who was 5 at the time, immediately jumped at the opportunity with a big smile on her face. That smile wouldn’t last long.

Over the past few years, we’ve seen swift growth in the number of websites and smartphone apps that allow users to buy or sell items online. Soldiers may be enticed by these virtual marketplaces for their ability to provide a means to quickly exchange goods or rid themselves of excess property prior to a change of duty station move.

If I were ever to be involved in an accident, I figured the highway would be the most likely place due to the increased traffic I encounter there. Therefore, I tend to drive that stretch more cautiously.