Does the Military Develop Narcissistic Leaders?
Narcissism certainly exists among military leaders, but whether or not the military encourages such traits is worth considering. To be sure, there is an understandable...
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Veterans Homelessness at the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
So this is Christmas, and what have you done? John Lennon Homelessness tugs at the heartstrings and especially so in December. A recent report suggests...
We Need to Talk About Your Military Appraisal
We need to talk about the British military appraisal system. This article argues it largely works but identifies some work on points......
AGAI 67: Can we do it better?
The Army’s discipline system comprises the Armed Forces Act 2006 (criminal law) and Army General Administrative Instruction 67 (AGAI 67 employment law). The 2019 Armed...
What Happened to Retention?
I recently attended the Infantry Manning Forum at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and was struck by the lack of time given to retention, in favour...
There is no Accounting for Time
This article proposes that the Armed Forces account for people’s time in a new way. Instead of looking at years served it should look at...
Proposal: Armed Forces Officer Internships
The Commandant of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst said recently ‘there are a number of people with very good degrees out there, but what you...
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....
Maximising Talent: Rhetoric or Reality?
Here we go again, the Army, this time under the guise of Programme CASTLE “is rethinking career structures, learning and development and talent management”. In...
Retention – ‘Improving the Offer’ in Three Easy Steps
The issue of retention in the Armed Forces is currently being debated both in official circles and on blogs, twitter and online forums. One hears...
