Sample Guidance to Key Subordinate Leaders

Commander's Guidance from LTC Raible
Note that this is not a message to the entire organization, but rather a specific subset of the unit.

Netherlands CoS Speaks

Why I chose the profession of arms
Peter van Uhm articulates his view of the role of the military

Mr. Y suggests a National Strategic Narrative

A couple of O-6's are shy ... Who'da thunk it? At least they're using an effective template from 1946 ...

The Bottom Billion

Paul Collier - The Bottom Billion (Amazon)
Recommended by someone worth the attention

Design Applied to Military Operations

Practical Application of Complexity Theory to Military Operations

Grant Martin, MAJ, SF

A lot has been written recently about design. This explanation makes sense to me.

Deserving of Combat Pay?

The original article, I Didn't Deserve My Combat Pay, and it's follow up response to criticisms, On Combat Pays and Imminent Dangers: Our Response to the Responses to “I Didn’t Deserve My Combat Pay”, is worth a read.

Darpa Conflicts of Interest

Darpa Conflicts of Interest

The solution is so obvious. Just produce more people with:
-highly developed technical skills
-who are committed to national interests
-are willing to sacrifice a shot at wealth and fame
-will give up lifestyle options necessary to receive clearances.
It's so easy. All you have have to do is convince those college students that a comfortable life, without true wealth, is worth all that extra effort learning a significant amount more than those all those theories and arguments.