When you consider all of the pre-deployment preparations, training, re-training, and ramping up, my Afghan adventure spanned more than two years. Our ultimate destination changed 3 times and our actual mission changed more times than that. It was typical Big Army uncertainty with several hundred lives left flapping in the breeze of bureaucratic inefficiency. “Army…
There is an old quote that’s origins are debatable: “The warriors, more than anyone, pray for peace. For it is they, more than anyone, who must bear the greatest burdens of war.” It is precisely this burden that dictates we strive for excellence in the training we provide to our warriors. My affiliation with…
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