Summary: Concluding this series about our senior military leaders we have a typically brilliant and brutal analysis by William Lind. This would have been shocking news in 2000; a decade of failed wars show it to be the simple truth. We can do better, but the Pentagon will not reform without pressure from us. Rightly …
William Lind looks at our generals, sees “rank incompetence”. Read More »
Summary: This chapter of our series about the US military’s officer corps examines what previous posts described as one of its crippling weaknesses — bloat. Having too many officers runs up the military’s cost while making it less effective. The data shown here should be dynamite blasting DoD from their comfortable niche into reforms. But …
The cost of too many generals: paying more to get a less effective military. Read More »
Summary: American has the most powerful military the world has ever seen, by almost every metric. Yet we have failed to win every major conflict since Korea. For the reasons why we should look to its leadership, the officer corps. This is the 3rd post this series. {2nd of 2 posts today.} In place of …
Overhauling The Officer Corps to build a military that can win wars Read More »
Summary: Our military is the sword of America. As described in the other posts in this series, years of corrosion have taken their toll on the institution at its center — the Pentagon. Amazingly, most Americans remain unaware of this decay. Here’s some eyewitness testimony, and a link to one of the best books describing …
How officers adapt to life in the Pentagon: they choose the blue pill. Read More »
Summary:Â This post about the decayed state of the US military and its prospects for reform brings us full circle, describing the problem and a step on the path of reform. Although losing wars has not damaged America yet, let’s not tempt fate by delaying repair to our lavishly funded and massive forces. We can …
A step to getting an effective military. We might need it soon. Read More »
