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It was a privilege to serve in the Army as an Air and Missile Defense Soldier. Our mission was to defend maneuver forces and select geopolitical assets from adversary air or missile attack. Thankfully, I spent the majority of my 24 year career performing this mission at the tactical and operational levels of leadership. I [...]
Strategic Leadership is tough, especially at the National Security Council level! Factor in responding to two of the most important historical events in modern history, and it makes leading at the strategic level even more challenging. Last week I shared some thoughts on strategic leadership. While strategic leaders serve throughout our national defense enterprise, I [...]
Most of my military career was focused on leading at the tactical and operational levels. I wouldn’t have wanted it any other way. It was truly an honor to serve in operational units as a direct and organizational leader in times of peace and war. But the military needs strategic leaders. If one stays in [...]
One of the many benefits I encountered while serving in the military was to remain blissfully ignorant about income taxes. Serving in the military presents some unique tax advantages due to the way service members are compensated. Even with additional income from real estate and mutual fund investing, over the course of my career, our [...]




