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Army fitness tests to be lowered for women?

Army fitness tests to be lowered for women?

There’s no proof yet, but the signs are ominous
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These crazy politics matter for the British Army

These crazy politics matter for the British Army

The leftward shift in parts of the electorate has dangerous implications for the British Army; Jonathan Haidt’s recent work points to why.
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Fall When HitFeb 24
Call to action: share your leadership stories

Call to action: share your leadership stories

The next generation of soldiers need to hear how it’s done.
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Fall When HitJan 30
Narratives are a cancer

Narratives are a cancer

We need to kill off the use of narratives and start telling the unvarnished truth.
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Fall When HitNov 15, 2015
DEF UK: McChrystal’s “Team of Teams”

DEF UK: McChrystal’s “Team of Teams”

DEF hosts its second agora in the UK.
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Fall When HitOct 31, 2015
Ghost Fleet: get ready for war with China

Ghost Fleet: get ready for war with China

A new novel imagines what a naval war with China could look like
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Fall When HitOct 18, 2015
A different kind of late-entry officer

A different kind of late-entry officer

In 2006 retired US Army officer Dr Leonard Wong wrote a short article called “Fashion Tips for the Field Grade” (LINK), in which he noted…
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Fall When HitAug 9, 2015
Good execution is deeply tedious

Good execution is deeply tedious

The British Army is not very good at executing.
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Fall When HitJul 4, 2015
Defense Entrepreneurs Forum arrives in the UK

Defense Entrepreneurs Forum arrives in the UK

The Defense Entrepreneurs Forum (DEF). DEF is an independent, not-for-profit group of emerging defence leaders that strives to solve…
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Fall When HitJun 28, 2015
The perils of intuition

The perils of intuition

Intuitive decision making is celebrated in many fields, from leaders who effortlessly make decisions to sports stars who just seem to have…
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Fall When HitJun 23, 2015
David Cameron disdains you

David Cameron disdains you

If you care about defence spending, then Cameron thinks you’re stupid, self-serving, or not important.
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Fall When HitMar 12, 2015
Dominic Lawson is wrong about defence spending

Dominic Lawson is wrong about defence spending

Targeting 2% of GDP is completely arbitrary … but when you’re falling out of a tree you should grab any branch you can.
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Fall When HitMar 8, 2015
Women in the infantry: do not conflate COIN and high-intensity warfare

Women in the infantry: do not conflate COIN and high-intensity warfare

High-intensity warfare demands high standards and a macho warrior culture—but the advent of women in the infantry need not damage these.
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Fall When HitFeb 28, 2015
Women in the infantry: response to Brown and King

Women in the infantry: response to Brown and King

In the absence of real data, at least bring a good argument
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Fall When HitFeb 4, 2015
Announcement of 77 Bde: how not to do comms

Announcement of 77 Bde: how not to do comms

The irony of the PSYOPS and media experts completely blowing it
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Fall When HitFeb 4, 2015
Army should be ready for a new Op BANNER … in London

Army should be ready for a new Op BANNER … in London

The odds of The Troubles repeating on the mainland are not zero, and they are growing, so the British Army should be prepared.
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Fall When HitJan 8, 2015
There is a danger of over-intellectualising war

There is a danger of over-intellectualising war

The myth of the iconoclast exceeds their actual impact
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Fall When HitJan 5, 2015
Our culture of cracking on must be tempered

Our culture of cracking on must be tempered

The British Army must celebrate its disruptive thinkers.
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Fall When HitDec 24, 2014
I have two questions on Army 2020

I have two questions on Army 2020

Who red-teamed the reserves concept? And who is going to be held accountable for it?
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Fall When HitDec 23, 2014
The US military is getting serious about innovation, and we better keep up

The US military is getting serious about innovation, and we better keep up

Where will the UK find its “third offset” thinking?
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Fall When HitDec 9, 2014
Allowing women into the infantry is a mistake

Allowing women into the infantry is a mistake

The infantry is too important for social engineering.
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Fall When HitDec 5, 2014
Peter Thiel takes on John Boyd

Peter Thiel takes on John Boyd

Peter Thiel and John Boyd offer different perspectives on the nature of strategy
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Fall When HitNov 14, 2014
Decline, in one picture

Decline, in one picture

In London we have armed police guarding unarmed soldiers
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Fall When HitNov 13, 2014
We should have fired some generals

We should have fired some generals

Iraq and Afghanistan went sideways and someone should have been held to account
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Fall When HitNov 13, 2014
No helicopters off the embassy roof just yet

No helicopters off the embassy roof just yet

But remember that the iconic Saigon scene took place four years after US ground forces left Vietnam
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Fall When HitNov 13, 2014
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Toolbox: fix your culture

Toolbox: fix your culture

Good leaders regularly — and consciously — intervene to shape their organisation’s culture
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Fall When HitNov 13, 2014
Prepare to make a predatory leap — in spite of defence cuts

Prepare to make a predatory leap — in spite of defence cuts

Jonathan Shaw has some ideas for the SDSR, but is not optimistic. That shouldn’t stop us from perparing to make a “predatory leap”
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Fall When HitNov 13, 2014
We’re not as good at selecting officer candidates as we think

We’re not as good at selecting officer candidates as we think

The British Army is pretty proud of its officer assembly line, but there is cause for caution
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Fall When HitNov 12, 2014
It never occurred to us we’d have no troops in Iraq

It never occurred to us we’d have no troops in Iraq

Jack Keane shares his wisdom — and implicitly takes Obama to task
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Fall When HitNov 13, 2014
Operation MOW THE LAWN kicks off

Operation MOW THE LAWN kicks off

Coalition operations in Iraq will not generate the outcome we need
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Fall When HitNov 13, 2014
Saddam Hussein was a WMD threat after all

Saddam Hussein was a WMD threat after all

The accepted wisdom on Iraqi WMD is just wrong
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Fall When HitNov 13, 2014
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