The French intervention in Mali: A lesson in Mission Command
À l’école j’étudie l’histoire et ‘Mission Command’. In January 2013, France launched Operation SERVAL to...
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The British Army & the Chilcott Report: Strategy is not the Answer
The long-await report of Sir John Chilcott’s commission on the Iraq War is feeding a...
Leading by Example; The Officers’ Mess
‘Serve to Lead’ In Part One I wrote about the threat facing the British Army...
Erosion of Mission Command in Barracks
Within the British Army’s current doctrine, it describes how Mission Command requires the development of...
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The Future Operating Environment and the UK Principles of War: ‘A Perspective’
The Global Strategic Trends Out to 2045 asserts that the British Army’s future adversaries could...
Why the British Army Needs a Combatives System
Of all the factors, which make for success in battle, the spirit of the warrior...
Is it Time for a New Military Rank Structure?
Part 1 – What are the reasons for considering a flatter ranks structure and what...
Aide-de-Camp: A Survival Guide
Bookshelves are not lined with celebrated accounts of Aides-de-Camp, and no one joins the Forces...