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Given that US forces already struck targets in Iran, ISR assets would surely be monitoring Iranian mech units. They would be targeted by an appropriate weapons system immediately after massing for...

Thanks gents. I saw the references at small wars journal don't include "Leading Marines." I'll leave off of the discussion for now, with the hope that while I'm furiously searching for a text that...

Can you give an example of overdone doctrine/narrative?
I think commander's intent is not the focus here. Commander's intent is about visualizing the execution and end state of a plan. It's...

Since you were a professional in both services, this is a unique opportunity. Army leadership doctrine and Marine Corps leadership doctrine are night and day. You would have referred to FM 6-22's...

The two differ somewhat -- "Army Leadership" mixes narrative and theory, where "Leading Marines" is almost pure narrative. I didn't want to rush to a classification of my own, as I prefer an outside...

Where does one go for a good discussion on blogging, millenials, and military culture?
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If the Boston Tea Party excerpt of FM 3-24 is a part of a core narrative, how would you characterize FM 6-22 or MCWP 6-11 -- grand, core or cultural narrative?

If we agree that the education process offers valuable tools to NCOs, we must first address the issue of whether or not the NCO community values formal education enough. If you surveyed NCOs, you'd...

Mr. Brimley says:

Early in its term, the Bush administration attempted to make a virtue out of the abdication of global leadership – preferring power over persuasion, isolation rather than...

The trophies for first combat employment of these concepts? That's one issue. The trophies for taking them from infant concept and making them a permanent part of the organization? That's another....

I'm with the many above in applauding Eden's post. I heard General Shinseki speak several years ago. He commented that he loved being Chief of Staff but would rather be Commandant of the Marine...

Wow there are several discussions going on all at once here. A few thoughts:
*If it's not already old news, "Supreme Command" is one of the must-read treatments for this because today's senior...

All valid points (I think I served with some Vikings once -- great guys, questionable hygiene!) I don't doubt the ill effects of the effort; I've seen more than a few myself.

So the Army gets a...

Those who regard "warrior ethos" as a buzzword should pull the thread on it, back to the 90's. The Marines adopted it right about the time Sarah Lister proudly claimed that soldiers were better...