By Joe Byerly I sat across from the Army general during my initial counseling, just a few months into squadron...
Gambling with Influence: Don’t Bet Your Life on Someone Else’s Promise
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Lessons Learned Articles
Saber Junction 25: Reflections of a Regimental Commander
By COL Donald Neal, 83rd Commander, 2nd Cavalry Regiment Just five more minutes of sleep. In the tranquil pre-dawn...
Non-Judicial Punishment: The Authority We Are Least Trained to Wield
By LTC Steven Huckleberry Commanders are entrusted with many authorities, but few are as consequential, and as little...
From Participation to Domination: How Units Can “WIN” the Officer Army Talent Alignment Process (ATAP)
If you don’t invest in the people who power your mission, don’t be surprised when the mission fails. ...
“Unc” Status: On Experience, Meaning, and Mentorship
by Brian C. Gerardi Somewhere between microeconomics and managerial accounting, I earned a new nickname: “Unc.” It...
The Guidon We Only Respect When It Is Ours
By Sam Balch I was serving as a battery commander in the 82nd Airborne Division when our guidon disappeared. After...
This Is an Every-Service Problem: Space Power and the Risk of Fundamental Surprise
By Catherine R. Cline The United States is unlikely to be surprised in space in the traditional sense. It tracks...
Commander, Don’t Give Up Your Voice!
By: James J. Torrence We have an authenticity problem, and everyone knows it. The troops know it. The junior officers...
Twenty Years in Fourteen Lines
By Joe Byerly The man handed me the document fresh off the printer. “Make sure you keep this in a safe place,” he...