Earlier this year I blogged about Missile Defense and shared why the Air Defense Artillery branch of the US Army was a wonderful 24-year military career for me. I am a little biased, but one only has to read today’s headlines to appreciate how the deployment of US missile defense systems to a theater of [...]
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The military I entered back in the early 90’s was still mostly modeled for fighting what was then called “High Intensity Conflict” against a Soviet Union type threat. A leader was almost wholly evaluated on how well they could lead their formations through the Combat Training Centers fighting an opposing force in a High Intensity [...]
Once the considerable calculus that goes into when to retire is complete, it’s probably time to decide “how” to retire. By this I mean, what, if any, ceremony do you want to have. This again is personal preference. I’ve seen everything from small ceremonies in a conference room with just close family and a few [...]
Operational Tempo or OPTEMPO for short is a term often used by the military in a few different contexts. In the operational sense, OPTEMPO is the speed at which operations are conducted. Generally speaking, the higher the OPTEMPO, the better effects against an adversary. More commonly, OPTEMPO in the military, and especially in the Army, [...]
Thankfully, most of my military career was spent in direct and organizational leadership. Out of 24 years, all but five were spent working at the Brigade level and below. I wouldn’t have wanted it any other way! However, to spend a career in the military one must continually seek positions of increased responsibility and challenges. [...]




