Elliott Cohen speaks
Yes, I know that’s not how the politico-military savant spells it. But it is how Joint Force Quarterly spelled it, and that’s an official government publication, so I guess we have to go with their version. Anyway, it is a good interview with lots of insights about the U.S. military, as seen by someone who ...
Yes, I know that's not how the politico-military savant spells it. But it is how Joint Force Quarterly spelled it, and that's an official government publication, so I guess we have to go with their version.
Yes, I know that’s not how the politico-military savant spells it. But it is how Joint Force Quarterly spelled it, and that’s an official government publication, so I guess we have to go with their version.
Anyway, it is a good interview with lots of insights about the U.S. military, as seen by someone who has studied the military as a scholar and worked with it as a government official.
Here’s one of my favorite nuggets:
The Army is really good at growing capable brigade commanders. That doesn’t mean, however, that they’re growing great generals or military thinkers for the next generation — which gets back to the main point about leadership.
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