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How to Pass Air Assault School

It’s been called the “toughest 10 days in the Army” and while I’m pretty confident there are other Army schools that can claim to have…

Jun 28, 2018

How to Pass Air Assault School

Jun 28, 2018

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Outlaw Platoon: A Must-Read for Company Grade Leaders

With the war in Iraq finished, and major combat operations over in Afghanistan, maneuver leaders at the platoon and company level are not…

May 20, 2018

Outlaw Platoon: A Must-Read for Company Grade Leaders

May 20, 2018

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Overcoming Ambiguity: Tips for the Army Reconnaissance Course

The Army Reconnaissance Course is the Army’s preeminent leadership school for scout leaders at the platoon and section level. Taught at Ft…

May 10, 2018

Overcoming Ambiguity: Tips for the Army Reconnaissance Course

May 10, 2018

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Forging the Thunderbolt: The Armor BOLC Experience

And so when man and horse go down beneath a saber keen, or in a roaring charge fierce melee you stop a bullet clean, and the hostiles…

Jan 1, 2018

Forging the Thunderbolt: The Armor BOLC Experience

Jan 1, 2018

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4 Lessons for Leaders from The Heights of Courage

The Heights of Courage: A Tank Leader’s War on the Golan by Avigdor Kahalani is a worthwhile read for any young military leader, and a…

Jan 28, 2017

4 Lessons for Leaders from The Heights of Courage

Jan 28, 2017

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Hybrid Warfare: An Old Strategy with a New Name

The following is an excerpt from a piece I wrote for Providence Magazine, a excellent foreign affairs journal. You can read the full-length…

Jan 28, 2017

Hybrid Warfare: An Old Strategy with a New Name

Jan 28, 2017

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8 Items You Need to Buy for Officer Candidate School

Like most military schools, Officer Candidate School has a required packing list for officer candidates to bring to Phase I and subsequent…

Jan 1, 2017

8 Items You Need to Buy for Officer Candidate School

Jan 1, 2017

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5 Great Reads from 2016

I’m not one for New Year’s Resolutions. More often than not they are expressions of vague aspirations, not firm commitments of action. But…

Dec 31, 2016

5 Great Reads from 2016

Dec 31, 2016

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No Need to “Break” Special Forces with Fight Against ISIS

The Atlantic has a thought-provoking piece ahead of the inauguration of a new administration that poses the question: Will Trump Break the…

Dec 31, 2016

No Need to “Break” Special Forces with Fight Against ISIS

Dec 31, 2016

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How the Branching Process Works for OCS

Unlike enlisted recruits who sign a contract guaranteeing them a specific military occupational specialty (MOS) if they pass Basic Combat…

Nov 24, 2016

How the Branching Process Works for OCS

Nov 24, 2016

Brian Sikma

Brian Sikma

Reader, outdoorsman, student of history, 1LT in the U.S. Army (RC). Opinions here are my own. Follow me on Twitter at twitter.com/briansikma.

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