Failing to Succeed – A Different Approach
The Armed Forces should have a different approach towards ’failure’ if they want to develop commanders and staff that are capable of understanding and solving
Category : Opinion
Professional commentary in the public domain: advice from an occasional Naval dissident
I am a digital immigrant, despite having been taught basic computer programming at University in the 1970s and operating and managing combat data systems and
Death of a Trade
My trade as a Military Linguist, at least as currently constituted, is going to die. It gives me no pleasure to offer this terminal diagnosis, but
Recruiting the Network Generation – A Viral Approach
Executive Summary The British Military are trying to recruit millennials, but they are already in the military, we need to look to recruiting the Network
Closing the Personnel Gap; Robin Hood and Sacred Cows
The British Armed Forces should scrap their current pension scheme and pay junior ranks 20% more. This article presents a cost neutral proposal.
RUSI LWC 2019: The view from the Wavell Room
The theme for the 2019 Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) Land Warfare Conference (LWC) was ‘Securing Competitive Advantage’ and we weren’t disappointed. From predictions of
In Defence of Crow Culture
Crow culture is an enduring feature of life in the British Army. When done properly, it develops individuals and enhances team cohesion. When done poorly,
The Dementor Layer: Military Identity and the Death of Retention.
We must face the uncomfortable truth that the military is giving refuge to individuals who through their actions and decisions, willfully sabotage operational effectiveness and
Marmite – My Hate and Love for the Iraq and Afghanistan Memorial
When I first saw it I couldn’t get beyond the irony that it was a massive coin. The Iraq and Afghanistan memorial was called for
