Scientific knowledge is human knowledge and scientists are human beings. They are not gods, and science is not infallible. Yet, the general public often thinks of scientific claims as...
Embrace a Warrior Mindset
We possess the grit to endure hardship and the courage to act honorably. Our Soldiers and Civilians uphold high standards and seek continuous development. Leaders at all echelons see Soldiers as the decisive advantage and prioritize training mission essential tasks.
In 2004, the Commanding General, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) directed the USAWC to conduct a study to inform the future development of Army Division Commanders In...
Organizational culture, on its face, is a relatively easy concept to understand; who “we” are as an organization is defined by the underlying beliefs, assumptions, and values – spoken...
We've discussed bias in the media in the past and we've looked at the behavior of senior civilian leaders just recently. Today on WAR ROOM we welcome Todd Schmidt...
But what might the process of civilianizing mean, and what are the results? What is being gained, and what is being lost? What, in short, distinguishes the civilian from...
The Army prides itself on being able to learn, but it also has shown throughout history it also forgets pretty quick too. A BETTER PEACE welcomes Brian Linn and...
For today and tomorrow, I think it can remind us of one tool that’s been tried for some bootstrap professional development, and also make us think about how all...
As long as reporters abide by agreed-upon rules of operational security and attribution and make a good-faith effort to provide context and fact-checking regarding the news of the day,...
The U.S. intelligence community … is the singular community that Americans need to trust to feel secure It’s that midnight kind of anxiety, where you wake up – or...
Better Army recruiting will yield a healthier force structure Recruiting is critical for sustaining the All-Volunteer Force. Under U.S. Federal Code Title 10, each service performs its own recruiting...
Self-awareness continues to be a requirement for effective leadership at every level For over a decade, several Army War College (USAWC) colleagues have run a simple exercise with their...
We want … to start the conversation with this current generation of military officers. The half-life of a military officer’s career is pretty short The U.S. military and the...
There is one thing for the event to occur; but the manner in which it was handled was more institutionally damning. In a follow-up to his article published in...
Mongolia always will be sensitive to its location and attentive to the influence of its powerful neighbors [, Russia and China.] Mongolia, located in Northeast Asia, has felt itself...
We must revisit such terrible episodes in the Army’s history, however painful; remembering My Lai may help us avoid repeating it elsewhere. From March 16-19, 1968, U.S. Army troops...
People say, “Well, people break the rules of warfare all the time, so why should we have rules?” Is there an absolute moral and ethical framework that guides forces...
There is something to the saying, … ‘to be young and conservative is to have no heart; to be old and liberal, to have no brain.’ Majors apparently stand...
The military censures toxic leadership where it is found, but it can be difficult to recognize such misconduct, unlike more actionable offenses that are easier to identify. What constitutes...
any instance of senior officer misconduct is unacceptable. We should therefore err on the side of caution, and assume that the Army has a problem. So what should we...
Participants in workplace mentoring relationships must be wary of bad practices, and should be aware of how such practices can harm both mentors and protégés. I’m going to mentor...