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Missing the Forests for the Trees: The Flaw in Army Future Command’s Vision on Emerging Conflicts
by Yancy J. Bush A common idiom applied to someone too engrossed in a detail describes that person as unable to see the forest for the trees. They miss the larger context of the situation by only considering a small component of it. This saying...
On Practical Leadership- The Value of Active Listening
by Alberto J. Delgado “It doesn’t make sense to hire smart people and tell them what to do; we hire smart people so they can tell us what to do.” You’ve probably heard that quote thrown around at meetings and posted all over social-media as...
The Science and Art of Command
by Michael Everett Does the Army practice Mission Command? Or Command and Control? After the 2019 update to ADP 6-0 Mission Command, many young leaders are confused about the terms command and control and mission command. The bottom line is this:...
Making Good Decisions on Time
by Gary McDonald and Ron Sprang It is D-Day, June 6 1944, Dog Green Sector, Omaha Beach, the waves crash against the beach. Countless Higgins boats race to the shore to deliver the first wave of young warriors to the fight. “Clear the ramp, 30...
The Field Grade Leader and Domestic Operations: A Primer
by Rick Chersicla ...
Leading at the Crossroads of Experience and Personality
by Kyle Trottier and William Branch Upon being selected to serve as the BCT Executive Officer (XO) and BCT Operations Officer (S3), William Branch and I held a series of sensing sessions with each Battalion Commander and Battalion Command Sergeant...
The SFAB: A Lieutenants Experience
by Christopher Wilson Editor’s Note: An earlier version of this article was published in the Spring 2022 issue of Infantry magazine and has been reproduced with permission. As I in-processed to the 2nd Security Force Assistance Brigade...
A Tale of Two Majors: A Simple Way to Seek Shared Understanding
by Tom Dull and Matthew Schardt It is the middle of the night and the Brigade is on schedule to uncoil and maneuver into the vast training area of the National Training Center (NTC) in just a few hours. Two Army Field Grades, Majors, are conducting...
Once an Expert, Forever an Expert? A Case for Army Expert Badge Holder Recertification
by Andrew J. Papathanasiou No one who has earned one of the Army’s coveted expert badges (EIB, ESB, & EFMB) wants to ever have to relive that week of mental stress again. But should they have to? Our immediate response, mine included,...
An Introduction to (Bullet) Journaling
by Jakob Hutter Note taking may seem like a simple task of processing information and writing down ideas, thoughts, and other important information any time. However, it earnestly takes skill, time, and effort to be able to later retrieve this...
Leaders Must be Ready When Tragedy Strikes
By Brittany Simmons Following my time as a battalion and brigade S3, I experienced a broadening opportunity working in the Department of the Army’s Casualty and Mortuary Affairs Operations Division at Army Human Resources Command for about 20...
Balancing Authority and Responsiblity
By: Aaron Haubert We begin with two scenarios: 1) Without a formal role, an extra officer joins a headquarters company and dives right in. His rank ensures he’s listened to, but his directions run counter to the rhythm of the shop. Soon the shop is...
On Networking: It’s Not About You
By: Jason Criss Howk In the fall of 2002, I was a first lieutenant on the 82nd Airborne Division Staff in Afghanistan when I was selected by Major General Karl Eikenberry to be his aide. I extended my 4-month tour to a year-long deployment, and...
Future Army Leaders: Expert Specialists or Master Generalists?
By Franklin C. Annis, EdD Many of us know the adage, “A jack of all trades and master of none.” This phrase, in the modern usage, is usually used to describe an individual that is functional in several different skills but lacks the ability to...
What To Do When the Army Stops Promoting You
By: Major Bob Gordon Imagine you’ve been married for more than 15 years. There have been ups and downs, but for the most part, it has been a fun, exciting, mutually beneficial, and fruitful relationship. Then one day, your spouse comes to you and...
The Universal War
By: ML Cavanaugh Whether I was with cadets or Koreans, I had a problem. As a military officer assigned to teach military strategy at West Point, and then on a staff alongside officers from the Republic of Korea, I kept bumping into the same...
Are Customs, Courtesies, and Traditions a Thing of the Past?
By SGM Paul Ellis Since it’s creation, the Army has undergone numerous evolutions, ranging from everything such as the way we fight to the weapons we bring to the fight. In recent years, the Army also seems to be transitioning to a culture where it...
Three Books You Should Read Before Company Command
For most officers, company command ranks in the top ten of their professional highlights reel. It’s a rewarding, yet humbling position for those who experience it. Over the course of 12 to 36 months, command provides captains with the authorities...
How to Fail as the S6
By: Chris Byrd, Dre’ Abadie, Joe Pishock, Joshua Trimble, Brian Jorgenson, Oz Ortiz, Shawn Carden, and Charles Smith. Two factors determine the operational reach of fighting formations: communications and logistics. The S6 is the center of...
The Leadership Lesson Our Parents Taught Us
When I first started learning to talk, my parents taught me an important lesson about great leadership. They taught me to be gracious. Whenever someone did something nice for me, they would look down at me and ask, “What do you say?” And I would...
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The Field Grade Survival Kit
By Aaron Childers You are going into a survival situation and you can only bring ten things… Sometimes being a field grade is like being in a survival scenario. You have a lot to do, build shelter, find water, and search for food. All of these...
The Major’s Guide to Hurting Soldiers
This is the first post in the Field Grade Week Series (#FGWEEK). The intent is to provide company grade officers and new majors advice on making the successful transition from captain to major. This particular article by BG Ross Coffman was one of...
Investing in People: A Brigade Commander’s To Do List
By: Colonel (Retired) Rob Campbell Taking command of a Brigade in the 101st Airborne Division in 2013, I knew I had to focus on making people better people. I had to invest in them. To invest is to dedicate time, talent and resources to gain...
Are You a Third Generation Leader?
When most of us think of leadership, we think of the immediate. Our leadership focus tends to be on the task at hand, not really looking beyond the next rifle range or field training exercise. But, eventually we will move on and continue to climb...
Let’s Stop the 100-Hour Work Week: Letting the Horses Go
The Problem of Letting Go In the opening of Elting Morison’s Men, Machines, and Modern Times, he recounts the story of a British officer who, in the early 1940s, had a time motion expert study pictures of a light artillery crew going through...
The Janitor Who Helped Put a Man on the Moon
By: Joe Byerly In 1962, President John F. Kennedy visited NASA for the first time. During his tour of the facility, he met a janitor who was carrying a broom down the hallway. The President then casually asked the janitor what he did for NASA, and...
The Power of Informal Leader Development
By Scott Nusom Introduction Leader professional development (LPD) is a critical component for growing and progressing the Profession of Arms. Army Doctrinal Reference Publication 6-22, Army Leadership binds leader development into the Army...
Idea to Action: The West Point Negotiation Project
By: Luke Hutchison When it comes to creating change in the largest bureaucracy on earth – the Department of Defense – it can often seem like a challenging, if not impossible, task. However, there are some Intrapreneurs who have seen a...
The Top Ten Things I Learned in Squadron Command
By: LTC Chad Foster I learned a lot over two years in command of a Cavalry Squadron. I also re-learned many things that I had discovered during earlier assignments, but these lessons gained a new and broader context when experienced from a...
Let’s Talk #DRAFTFM30
Have you ever read an Army Field Manual and wished you could have added your two cents prior to it accumulating dust on your office shelf? Now’s your chance. The Strategy Bridge, The Military Leader, and From the Green Notebook are excited to...
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