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No officer worth their weight wants to admit it. Being anxious or afraid prior to your first deployment is something you aren't dealing with -- it is something someone else …
You have spent your nascent years preparing for this big moment—the moment that is often characterized as "the crucible" or "the rite of passage." Your …
How do you, as a junior officer, ensure you get an MQ, not an HQ? The reality is there is no way to guarantee a particular block -- but there …
It's impossible to know, of course, but I have a hunch why. I was the Distinguished Guest Speaker, after all. Even though I was nominally junior to most of the …
The true dichotomy that Myrer brings to life in Sam Damon and Courtney Massengale is not the "troops' commander" versus the "savvy staff officer", but …
A look at Sir Winston Churchill's leadership during World War Two.
I had to separate a soldier for a second drug failure very recently. It was hard because this was otherwise a good soldier. Motivated, positive and great at their job; …
In the past year I have worked with several senior military leaders who stated that the younger generation was making the Army weak and ineffective. Millennials and iGen must really …
How do I read more this year?" Many people you know have probably set a goal that encompasses this; maybe you even set a goal like this yourself. However, have …
One of the most common missions new junior leaders struggle to perform effectively is the qualification range. A range is a significant allocation of resources …
Was it Mel Gibson's portrayal of then LTC Hal Moore in We Were Soldiers or Bill Murray's performance in Stripes that most enticed you to join the service? How about …
At the Center for Junior Officers (CJO), we work to deliver content where leaders can best consume it. One of the experiments we've tried this past year is producing instructional …
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