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High Intensity Conflict

High Intensity Conflict

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 [...]

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Norm Spivey
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Learning to Lead

Learning to Lead

Over the course of my 24 year military career, I had the distinct privilege of leading Army units from Platoon to Battalion size. I don’t believe there is any greater honor or profession quite as rewarding as serving with and leading America’s best. Each of these leadership positions had an important role in molding me [...]

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Giving Thanks

Giving Thanks

Regardless of service and whether deployed or in garrison, the military does its best on Thanksgiving to pause and give thanks. Observing Thanksgiving in the military is a long standing tradition and certainly a fond memory from my service. I think there is a lot we can learn from how military members give thanks. Perhaps [...]

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Norm Spivey
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Why I Served

Why I Served

Veterans Day is a great time to reflect on why we served. Most of us who served in the military probably have spent some time during and after our service pondering this very question. One of the great things about our military is if you polled 100 veterans you very well may get 100 different [...]

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Norm Spivey
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