@leptopterygius Or, maybe there's academic value in inviting a variety of intelligent figures to speak at your institution, regardless of their political leanings...
@Lawmadillo There are more legitimate things to criticize. This is very similar to how we write OERs and awards. Broad brushstrokes to capture big ideas, "ISO mission critical bla bla bla in ___ AOR." It's also how we sell ourselves on resumés for nominative assignments or post-army jobs...
@JoshuaBowen_100 More exposure at NCOES. But of course it's also incumbent upon leaders to outline expectations in their initial counselings. But that's a separate issue...it's rare to find a leader-subordinate pair that has conducted initial and quarterly counselings on time.
@JoshuaBowen_100 Love how ADP 6-22 breaks down leadership characteristics and attributes, but I'm not sure that Junior NCOs are exposed to it. I haven't talked with a single E-5 who seems to understand how their rater/senior rater is evaluating them on the DA 2166-9. My suggestion would be
Please stop for a moment and watch this, with the sound on. Share with others. An unflinching rebuttal to all those who are politicizing studies of race and injustice courtesy of Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Grateful for the Big Red One Soldiers who on this day in 1944 surmounted all manner of deadly obstacles as they assaulted across this beach in their journey to bring an end to Nazism. May we continue to honor their legacy by ensuring such an ideology never takes root again.
@WarInstitute I agree with the thesis, especially the notion that gendered standards create the perception of inequity in the ranks. Though, we should enable women to pass the ACFT by changing our antiquated height/weight standards...
.@JillianHortonMD, thank you for writing this moving piece, for reminding us of the near breakdowns hospital teams face daily to keep us alive, and for celebrating the value of humor. The court jester was the only adult who could hint at the emperor’s nakeditity.
76 Years ago today, at 0725, British troops began landing on Gold and Sword Beaches.
Last year, this moment was poignantly marked by a lone piper in Normandy.
#LestWeForget#DDay76
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