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Running the Race, Real-Time Resilience
by Caleb Miller The Olympic runner Eric Liddell, of Chariots of Fire fame, would say that “he felt God’s pleasure” when he ran. I have no idea what he is talking about. I’ve always hated running. I’m not bad at it – that doesn’t mean I...
The Genius of Sherlock Holmes
by Paul W. Smith Admittedly, I am probably late regarding my admiration of this particular subject, but thanks to the glory of my DVR I have been reintroduced to the show Elementary, a modern take on the adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Joan...
Ep 78: Steven Pressfield- The Story We Tell Ourselves
Steven Pressfield returns to the podcast to discuss his newest book, Govt Cheese: A Memoir. He recounts his decades-long journey in “the wilderness”, working as a truck driver, apple picker, and struggling ...
What Reading Taught Me About Living in 2022
By Joe Byerly Lesson #1: The finish line is never fixed Several authors warned about the dangers of hitching our happiness to goal achievement. Too many of us spend years doing things we don’t enjoy while sacrificing the things that bring us...
Don’t Read This, Just Go To Bed
by Chris Murray In 2015, as a young Infantry lieutenant, I found myself once again in a crowded, overheated battalion conference room. I was attending what seemed to be the hundredth staff meeting since I had arrived at the unit two months earlier...
Thinking Like a Fox: The Military’s New High Ground
by Nate Bump In our modern world, complexities abound. As a result, many assume more specialists focusing on challenges like ‘strategic competition’ is the answer. However, evidence supports officers specializing as generalists via a...
Mentoring Through Setbacks
By Michael Quigley Mentorship is about empowering and building a future generation of leaders; to do that leaders should share the reality of their careers, including examples of personal setbacks. In a recent meeting with a mentor, we used the...
Plan, Anticipate, and Respond: Reflections on Company Command
by Jakob Hutter Two months ago, I relinquished command of my company, ending a chapter in one of the most fulfilling, humbling, and finest experiences I have had in my military career. This included an eXportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC)...
Our Sloppy Over-Reliance on Texting
by Jack Hadley Farewelled by my unit and signed out on PCS leave, I stood at a German train station headed to the airport. Then my phone went ding! I reflexively glanced at it, feeling a small but noticeable tinge of stress. I was no longer a...
Don’t Look the Part, Be the Part
by Oren Abusch In the early spring of 2020, my Battalion ran a two-week marksmanship course. Each day, NCOs would go to the range to hone their shooting skills and, on one particular range day, I noticed an NCO kitted in the most expensive...
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Own Your Development
By Joe Byerly There’s a great fictional scene from Steven Pressfield’s Virtues of War. A young Alexander III of Macedon (“The Great” would be added much later) arrives at the royal riding school and observes another boy riding a horse. He stands in...
Committing to Gender Integration: Get Rid of the Female Tent
By Captain Ashley Barber Over the past decade, the U.S. Army has taken steps to fully integrate women into all positions in its formations. Last month, the Army announced female infantry and armor Soldiers will integrate into the last nine...
How to Quit Fighting with Your Higher HQ
By: Michael S. Burke “What is headquarters thinking? Don’t they know we have training calendars and are short personnel? When I’m at that level I will make sure this doesn’t happen!” At some point in your Army career, the headquarters blame game...
8 Lessons I learned during my recent deployment to Afghanistan
By Alex Licea It had been nearly a decade since my last combat/operational deployment as a young 27-year-old staff sergeant and newly promoted sergeant first class working in Southeastern Baghdad as the Public Affairs Noncommissioned Officer in...
How to Build an SFAB: Lessons Learned from the 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade
By Gerard Spinney Maneuver Advisor Teams (MATs) from the 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade (SFAB) are creating their own legacy. As one of the first U.S. Army units purposefully built for advising, our MAT helped prove the advisor force...
Organizing for Chaos: COVID, Complexity, and Command
By Larry Kay The COVID19 pandemic remains a powerfully instructive lesson in understanding “complex problems,” devising practical solutions. At this time, a vaccine for COVID19 remains elusive, and many experts anticipate, like the flu, seasonal...
Addressing Modern Cavalry Capability Gaps and Risks
By Josh Suthoff As military planning, prioritization, and resources comes back to Large Scale Combat Operations (LSCO) there must be a professional discussion on modern cavalry operations and capability gaps. The US Cavalry needs light weight,...
4 keys to Achieving your Goals from People who Made History
By Joe Byerly (first appeared at We Are the Mighty) Every single one of us has potential, but sometimes we suck at life. Have you ever set a goal for yourself and an hour later talked yourself out of it? Or, tried to break a bad habit and fell back...
Major Smith Goes to Washington: Your Guide to Moving to the NCR
By Casey Dean and Aaron Childers Your Exception to Policy is in hand, your packers are scheduled, and your family is ready to move. COVID-19 delayed PCS season a bit, but it’s still coming. As a field grade officer or senior NCO, you may have the...
So You Need a Leader Professional Development Program?
By Thang Tran Change of command season is approaching and commanders at every echelon across the force will implement leader professional development (LPD) programs meant to develop leaders and subordinates. Several articles highlight the...
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