[June 4, 2023] It is often said that a leader’s performance in a peacetime environment cannot predict how that leader will act in combat. This well-known knowledge of human performance has been recorded since the Roman Empire. Under peaceful, less dangerous circumstances, the military leader has priorities that differ from combat, where death is expected. “Inquiries are… Read More »
[June 2, 2023] It looks like the superstore Target failed to get the message from parents. “Don’t mess with our kids.” In support of Pride Month (was this just Pride Day recently), Target put displays of children’s wear in front of their stores that included a line from a Satan worshiper, including tuck-friendly girls’ swimsuits for boys. … Read More »
[June 1, 2023] Did you ever see the face of a troop in a combat zone who sees, for the first time, a young beautiful Red Cross Donut Dolly? That troop is magically transformed from a mentally hardened, physically grubby and weary Soldier, Marine, Sailor, Airman or Coastie into a smiling, joking, happy, jolly, friendly person you… Read More »
[May 28, 2023] If you don’t have the answer, don’t pretend you do. Yes, I know; the most hated words someone can say is, “I don’t know.” But the shortest way to lose credibility is to claim you do know. Nothing is more frustrating for someone pretending they know something when they do not. No one is expecting… Read More »
[May 27, 2023] I originally wrote this blog post with the title “Disrespect to Leaders” but realized that I was leaving out a big part of the picture by not including “anger.” What brought me to this conclusion was an article entitled “America’s Anger Epidemic: Why?” by Dan Bowens. It’s really about workplace dysfunction. To buy into the… Read More »
[May 25, 2023] Duty is the essence of humanness. No words written are more pointed to why modern men and women are so unhappy … unhappy because they fail to realize that not doing one’s “duty” is denying our obligation to act responsibly. For several weeks, I have watched President Biden’s trainwreck of an administration as it continues… Read More »
[May 22, 2023] A few years ago, I wrote a very popular article on what it takes to be an Army Officer as measured by “The Army Officer’s Guide (1983 edition). Not only was it well liked, and one of those that many emailed to say thanks. Here is that article in full. Twice, I’ve written about the… Read More »
[May 19, 2023] Great stories never die. And neither do great myths; some of those heroes’ stories are popularized but false. In the mid-1970s, I was stationed in West Germany and heard from many of their citizens how rubble women were the mainstay of rebuilding a destroyed Germany. New evidence from Germany itself contradicts much of this myth.… Read More »
[May 18, 2023] As I put pen to paper (yes, the old-fashioned way), Memorial Day is only a few days away. I’m lucky to have served some incredible folks during my time during my military time, in peace and war, and under some extreme circumstances. This means taking the good with the bad, learning that the human way… Read More »
[May 17, 2023] The answer to the question is “no,” we don’t treat people fairly, we have never treated everyone fairly, and never will for many reasons. One reason is a lack of fairness based in the law. For example, Asian Americans are widely and openly discriminated against at Ivy League universities for admission. This contradicts the basic… Read More »