I had the opportunity t yesterday to talk with a young man who is jus beginning his military education. He had questions and I did what I could to answer them. We talked about national strategy, failures in leadership, political will, logistics, all the big picture things that determine success or failure on a large scale. Not winning battles, but winning wars.
This was not a discussion that any soldier might have at the company, brigade or division level. This was deeper, something that we might study ant the Command and General Staff College, or the War College. Deep questions about national resolve and logistics on a grand scale.
It was a very interesting conversation, both in the depths of his inquiries and his grasp of broad principles. I hope that my meager efforts helped to broaden his understanding, or at least to motivate him to seek deeper understanding.
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