I really struggled with a good title for my new blog. I didn’t want to make it all about the Army (i.e. chaplainfisher.com) and at the same time, it’s a huge part of my identity. I AM an active duty chaplain in the US Army going into my seventh year and what I write is influenced by that. 

So, I’ve been thinking about various terms that communicate Army without being Army. Hmm. 

So, there is this great phrase that is used regularly to denote user or operator error in the Army - “Headspace and Timing.”

Given that so much of life and the opinions we form come out of user error - I thought it appropriate. 

From UrbanDictionary.com:

This is a military term related to ensuring the bolt and head space for the M2 .50 caliber machine gun are in alignment. This must be done correctly, or the weapon can explode during operation. It also means a person who’s screwed something up because they failed to check what they were doing before they did it.Lieutenant Smedlap blamed his mistakes on his platoon sergeant, but it was actually his fault.

“LT Smedlap blamed his sergeant, but it was really a head space and timing problem”