The First Female Defence Chief will be from the RAF
Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach, gave a wide ranging interview on his departure from the role of Chief of Defence Staff. One of his
Category : Opinion
Eager for Combat; British and German views on War.
Why German officer cadets are less keen to experience war and combat when compared to their British counterparts This is a short extract from a
A New Approach to Command Post Training
We’re Not Getting Command Post Training Right To be blunt, the British Army needs a more competitive, robust, and difficult training regime to generate Command
Winning The Narrative – An Army Officer’s Perspective
Can the British Army win win the narrative? I am pleased to report that since leaving the British Army’s Intermediate Command and Staff Course (Land)
Is the British Army Paralysed by Risk?
“If you take no risk, you will suffer no defeats. But if you take no risk, you win no victories.” [Richard Nixon] The fear of
Changing the RUSI LWC – The View from The Wavell Room
Change seemed to be an overarching theme which ran through the RUSI Land Warfare Conference (LWC) . Change in the way our adversaries are choosing
Whose Voice Matters? The British Army in 2018
“This is a first for the land warfare conference: a panel looking at the business of war from an historical perspective, all of whom have
Serve to Manage
The lack of sex appeal in the phrase ‘serve to manage’ tells you all you need to know about most Service Personnel’s perspectives on management,
The Identity Crisis of a Reservist
Somewhere in a forestry block in Sennybridge on a Friday night and in hushed voices… “Billy…Billy” “Yep. Over here” “This is John. He is a
The British Way of War – Balancing Fire and Manoeuvre for Warfighting
To paraphrase a famous philosopher, “opinions about tactics are like arseholes… everyone has one.” The range of recent writing bears this out and there is