Episode 2: Colonel Matthew Tracy, USMC

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Today we’re excited to bring you our next episode of the CxFile podcast! Have ideas of people we should interview or topics to discuss? Please send along your recommendations and questions we should be asking!

In this episode, Zach sits down with Colonel Matthew Tracy. Colonel Tracy is a career infantry officer and is currently serving at Headquarters Marine Corps; Plans, Policies, and Operations; in the Future Operations Branch.

In this episode we discuss:

-Why Majors can be assholes (and how not to be an asshole O-4)

-Col Tracy’s experience as a company commander in CBIRF

-How Col Tracy lives by and implements the philosophy of maneuver warfare

-Col Tracy’s experience commanding Echo 2/3 in Haditha, Iraq

-Col Tracy’s use of the wargame Close Combat Marine to prep for company command

-Advice for company commanders on building their PME plans

-The benefit of Col Tracy’s education at EWS

-The power of the MAGTF

-Becoming the Marine Corps version of the Ultimate Warrior

-A haunted field op at an abandoned mental hospital

And much more!

Also up on Spotify!

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The opinions expressed in this podcast and post are those of the individuals participating. They do not reflect the views of the Department of Defense, the United States Marine Corps, or any other government entity.

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