Advice for Staff Officers at the Operational Level

Note: I will continue to update and refine this. These are initial thoughts.

I began writing this when I was eight months away from a permanent change of station (PCS). I have two subordinates, and…

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The Perils of Helicopter Parenting in DoD

Nearly two weeks ago, I read an article by David Barno and Nora Bensahel in The Atlantic. It discussed the issue of a “brain drain” in the military.

Although I wrote a two-part response, published on Monday and Tuesday by Task and Purpose…

BLUF: Shut up.

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