The Case for a New Military Caliber
The case for a new military caliber is a popular but controversial topic that arouses interest and emotion out of all proportion to the importance
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Response: “Management Consultants: The smartest guys (and gals) in the room?”
Over the past year or so Army HQ can at times seem like a retreat for teams of management consultants, of all breeds, feeding off
The Royal Cyber Force
President Trump’s recent move to elevate the United States’ Cyber Command to full “combatant” status has given us in the UK an opportunity to refresh
Making Use of History
“Most men do not fight well because their ancestors fought well… There is no devotion to some ancient regimental system”. (Field Marshal Montgomery) Yesterday’s examples
Separated by a Common Language
“England and America are two countries separated by a common language” (George Bernard Shaw). Despite sharing a common heritage with the US and the special
Trauma: it’s not us, it’s the others.
Trauma affects people in many ways. It has an understood impact on the brain, which sometimes results in PTSD. This article is not about the suffer
Fix Up, Look Sharp
The British Army is doing itself a disservice by failing to communicate its brand effectively. The Army needs to have a brand that appeals to
Speaking Truth to Power
One hundred years ago at the headquarters of the British Expeditionary Force in France, General Sir Douglas Haig held a meeting attended by, amongst others,
Dunkirk: Leadership Lessons in a Hard School
With the release of Christopher Nolan’s long awaited film ‘Dunkirk’, it is worth reflecting on the 1940 campaign which resulted in the legendary evacuation of
Army Officer Career Management
A 2015 article in ‘The Atlantic’ magazine https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/11/us-military-tries-halt-brain-drain/413965/ laments the poor retention of talented officers within the US military and identifies their rigid and archaic career