REFLECT
The Lessons I Learned Commanding with an Injury
By Scott Kelly At 28 years old I took over my first command, and at 30 I woke up with a bad back. In December I got an MRI and found out I have three bulging disks which are causing an “extremely symptomatic” case of sciatica. Since college,...
Busy is a Choice
By Maggie Kurtts About a month before COVID brought our world to a grinding halt, I wrote a book review on Ryan Holiday’s latest book Stillness is the Key. At the time, I was feeling pretty overwhelmed by all the demands I had placed on myself and...
The Unofficial Guide to Hosting a Distinguished Visitor
By: Thang Tran, Nick Luis, Barrett Martin, and Rudy Weisz Military leaders plan, resource, and execute combat patrols and administrative directives on a daily basis and are well prepared and trained to do so. In contrast, one task that most...
Leading from the Bench During COVID-19
By Ryan Kendall For many of us in the military we have experienced countless training events, deployments, and educational courses, for the sole purpose of defending the country and its interests. During one of the most significant crises in our...
Stop Focusing on ‘If Only’, and Focus on ‘What Is’
By Joe Byerly I recently arrived back to the States from an overseas deployment, and unlike previous homecomings this one was different. There were no welcome home parties; no celebratory dinner at my favorite restaurant; no trips to Disney World...
4 Observations from a Company Commander, Commanding at home.
By Eric Shockley This past week the reality of the Coronavirus hit those of us in the Army in earnest. Leave plans were cancelled, hospitals and clinics became the front lines, and we jumped headlong into the concept of telework. I spent the week...
Feeling Stressed? Make it to Chow
By Maggie Kurtts 455 days deployed in Iraq. Single parenting for months while my spouse was deployed. 8 weeks of Beast Barracks wondering why I signed-up for this while all my friends spent their summers partying. My military experiences were not...
Welcome to Your First Deployment, America!
By Ted Croy Welcome to your first deployment, America! Thank you for your service. Here we are, America. Over the last 10 days, we’ve entered into our own experience with the COVID-19 global pandemic that has catapulted the United States into...
Avoid Becoming Sisyphus: The 7 Rules for an HHC XO
By 1LT Koskinen, John J. A common company-grade belief is that being the Headquarters and Headquarters Company Executive Officer (HHC XO) is a great looking job on paper, which nobody wants. In my first few months as an HHC XO, I found that...
Maybe Dad was Right
by Casey & Courtney Dean Listening to your Dad can be tough. “What does he know?” “Things are different now.” “The Cold War Army had nothing on what we do now.” But over time, as we gain experience, and by experience we mean all the...
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