New NC essay tomorrow, 08/02/25: Paper-Ready, Combat-Dead

The paper says “ready.”
The battlefield says “dead.”

America’s Army Reserve isn’t built for a near-peer fight—it’s built for PowerPoint.

napoleonscorporal.substack.com

#MilitaryReadiness #ArmyReserve #LSCO #Strategy #NapoleonsCorporal

What's there to mull? #LSCO

Love this #SOF in #LSCO case study:

In the context of the broader U.S. invasion of Iraq, JSOTF–N played a vital shaping operation, tying down and destroying divisions of Iraqi conventional forces where U.S. conventional forces were unable to operate

www.armyupress.army.mil/Journals/Mil...

128 - Rebuilding an Army - Morale, Leadership, Training and Mission Command in the 14th Army with Slim | The Principles of War Podcast How did Slim's Leadership style, approach to lessons learnt and doctrine development enable the 14th Army to train to defeat the Japanese.

How did Slim rebuild 14th Army after Burma 1942? #Leadership, lessons learnt, #doctrine development, #morale and mission command all played a part. Great lessons for (re)building an Army for #LSCO. #pme #sww #podcast
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What’s Legally Allowed in War How U.S. military lawyers see Israel’s invasion of Gaza—and the public’s reaction to it—as a dress rehearsal for a potential conflict with a foreign power like China.

What's legally allowed in war #LSCO #IHL

'To focus one’s attention on the bare minimum that the laws of war require in extremis is a way to avoid the vexed moral and political problems of the past wars, which America is very much still fighting.'

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127 - The General who wouldn't quit: Slim and the longest retreat | The Principles of War Podcast Field Marshal William Slim's career offers insights into leadership, mission command, and optimism under pressure — important lessons for leaders in future combat operations.

Next #podcast is up, with Robert Lyman sharing the Wisdom of Slim. How did he maintain his optimism and resilience and how did he use Mission Command in 14th Army HQ? Great #Leadership lessons for #command in #LSCO.
#PME #SWW #milhistory
theprinciplesofwar.com/leadership/1...

Pleasure to work the Dan Mahanty's team at the CPCOE on the effort

#CHMR #Precision #lethality #INDOPACIFIC #Futureofwar #LSCO

Unconventional Warfare on the Conventional Battlefield Military Review November-December 2024

Conventional commanders need to know how to use their #SOF in #LSCO.

Historically, SOF are used to supplement where conventional lines are thin (usually shaping operations) or substitute where conventional forces cannot go (politically or physically)