Contrary to popular belief, Lorem Ipsum is not simply random text. It has roots in a piece of classical Latin literature from 45 BC, making it over 2000 years old. Richard McClintock, a Latin professor at […]

Contrary to popular belief, Lorem Ipsum is not simply random text. It has roots in a piece of classical Latin literature from 45 BC, making it over 2000 years old. Richard McClintock, a Latin professor at […]

“Hey, if you want new desks or monitors, let the S4 know now!” As a young staff officer, I excitedly opened the GSA website to find the perfect upgrade for my office. My unit had not spent all its annually bud […]

Have you ever considered what is the scarcest resource in the world?  Given its scarcity one would think it would also be the most valuable.  The scarcer, the more valuable.  Throughout my life I have al […]

Congratulations; or I’m sorry that happened to you, whichever applies. Most likely it’s the latter. Since junior officers are already so busy with their immediate work, an additional responsibility—usually somet […]

Do you “fully support the Army’s SHARP, EO, and EEO programs?”

Do you create “a workplace environment that’s inclusive, safe, and welcoming?”

I hope so. If you’re reading this, however, your character is […]

As our Army continues to build leaders steeped in the doctrine of Mission Command that support operations in multiple domains, it is vital that these leaders strive to be men and women of virtue able to train, […]

Both chambers of Congress have proposed a 4.7% pay increase for troops next year. Combined with potential increases in BAH rates as well, this could put up to an additional $2,000 in the pockets of some […]

stint, I interacted with twenty-one “sections” of cadets. And on twenty-five different first days of the semester, I shared seven words that wholly changed my perspective on leading others: “LT Crandle is a punk-as […]

As an emergency doctor, I lead multidisciplinary teams through complex and rapidly changing problem sets where the consequences are often life or death. Performing at an elite level in these circumstances requires […]

A common theme for new company commanders is uncertainty surrounding the tools at their disposal to correct behaviors in their formations. The use of UCMJ is ultimately a tool to correct or adjust behavior by an […]

Editor’s note: You will see both the word climate and culture used in this paper: Our author uses both appropriately. The ideas of climate and culture, as defined by Edgar Schein in Organizational Culture and C […]

With deployments few and far between these days, the crucible for most lieutenants is a CTC rotation. If you listen to too many horror stories from your NCOs, it can be nerve-wracking not knowing what to expect […]

     As the son of an immigrant from Zimbabwe, I have always been interested in how culture influences the way people think and how it is created. The former dean of Harvard Business School Clay Christensen st […]

Contrary to popular belief, Lorem Ipsum is not simply random text. It has roots in a piece of classical Latin literature from 45 BC, making it over 2000 years old. Richard McClintock, a Latin professor at […]

I love cadets. Despite their unfortunate reputation (in the eyes of some, anyway) as the snobbish, entitled trainees of the Officer Corps, despite their at times cringe-worthy presence on social media, and despite […]

Contrary to popular belief, Lorem Ipsum is not simply random text. It has roots in a piece of classical Latin literature from 45 BC, making it over 2000 years old. Richard McClintock, a Latin professor at […]



An old boss of mine recently took command of a battalion at Fort Lewis, and he’s been assessing the state of his LTs and sending me feedback on where they’ve been struggling. I thought his email was a wonde […]

For the ones who have felt alone and the ones we lost. 

We keep revisiting a recent professional development meeting in Kate’s unit. Led by her battalion commander, 20 lieutenants sat in a classroom to di […]

The role of an executive officer has manifold dimensions. Some of them, like resourcing training, are easier to grasp than others, like property divestment. The purpose of this article is to discuss the challenges […]