It’s near the end of your first semester in your senior year of ROTC, and accessions are just around the corner. In a matter of days, you will find out whether or not you were selected for the Branch of your […]

Feedback is a cornerstone to growth and development for individuals in any organization, not just the U.S. Army. To improve at a task or a particular position, one must receive information on what they are doing […]

This is the introduction to a Series, view  Part 2 here.
“I’ve heard it said that if you do the things that made you successful as a Captain when you’re a Major, you’ll distinguish yourself as the best Cap […]

‘If the Army wanted you to have a spouse, they would have issued you one.’ Throughout our time in the military, this phrase was one my husband and I frequently heard as young lieutenants from seasoned Non […]

There are plenty of articles floating around the internet that address company command. I know this because I read the majority prior to taking command 12 months ago. The last thing a future company commander […]

By: Seth Bush

The time has come for the Army to admit that it needs a significant change to its professional military education system. Not only what it teaches our leaders but also who gets admitted to our […]

It’s both easy and natural for us as leaders to believe we understand the most serious problems our formations face. Compassion is a central tenet of leadership, so when faced with deep seeded problems like […]

The women and men who serve in the US Army usually move every 2 to 3 years.  Each move entails upending lives and joining a new team–a team that is NOT a carbon copy of every other unit in the Army. This has […]

By: Daniel Parrish

When I arrived with my first unit in the National Guard, I was introduced to an older first Lieutenant. We’ll call him Dave. Dave quickly became a mentor for me much to the chagrin of other […]

A simple phone call challenged everything I knew and believed about leadership.  I’ve blogged about the importance of leading with why, why you can’t motivate your way to success, and the importance of […]

Command climate surveys, focus groups, sensing sessions, town halls, people-first solariums, and several others we are sure we’re missing – wherever you look, it seems like Army leaders are soliciting more fee […]

By: Melissa Eslinger

Storytelling can have a variety of associations suggesting images ranging from tall tales to memories passed along generations. Growing up in the south, I fondly recall hearing mountain […]

Junior officers in the Army often fail to realize how often they negotiate.  Any time that you have to solve a problem with another person who has competing interests, you are negotiating.  Need the ammo platoon l […]

By: Filipa Goncalves

Helen Keller famously said, “Never bend your head. Hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye”. These words would be easy to apply if everyone was born with an intrinsic sense of […]

So you’re looking ahead to starting a new leadership role.  Excellent!  As Army officers, we change positions around every 12 months.  Sometimes we must interview for a position while other times we are simply to […]

The Army recently added humility to its leadership doctrine.[1]  While some have questioned the utility of humility in the military, others have embraced it wholeheartedly, citing the numerous positive […]

Stress is an occupational hazard of serving in the Army.  And being a leader in charge of others under stress, is arguably even more stressful.  Talk to anyone who wears (or has worn) the uniform and you can h […]

By: Steven Patelis

Below are my reflections on being a post CCC captain through command. I began to compile these about 6 months before I passed off the guidon and continue to add to and reflect on this list as […]

By: Jordon Swain & Jeremy Boeh

“This one time at Advanced Camp…”  or how about, “So there I was…”   Sound familiar? If you are anything like us, you enjoy hearing the occasional tale from those you serve with.  […]

As we enter the new fiscal year amid a continuing global pandemic, Company-level leaders across the Army are building training plans to prepare their units for their wartime missions. To guide leaders through […]