This Substack and both of Dr. Gudmundsson’s Substack’s are just the very best of short pithy writing on strategic, tactical and other matters topical to a very old Marine Infantry Officer. Having been in TBS class Fox Company 6/78, 36 of us went on to the early IOC, and then on to the FMF. If one is reading and paying attention to the various articles here and both of Dr. Gunmundsson Substack reads, the education continues. It is brilliant stuff, and simply makes one feel that if push came to shove and the CMC called one out of “retirement” and said here is a rifle company now take your post, armed with the constant education found here etc, while daunting, the level of professional confidence would extremely high. Besides what are they going to do? Shave our heads and send us to Southeast Asia? When tortured by professionals, one quickly learns that tired and cold, hot and tired, always hungry are just another feeling. Here one can find the center of gravity with regularity. Can’t thank you enough for making this reading material available. Words well put do matter.
This Substack and both of Dr. Gudmundsson’s Substack’s are just the very best of short pithy writing on strategic, tactical and other matters topical to a very old Marine Infantry Officer. Having been in TBS class Fox Company 6/78, 36 of us went on to the early IOC, and then on to the FMF. If one is reading and paying attention to the various articles here and both of Dr. Gunmundsson Substack reads, the education continues. It is brilliant stuff, and simply makes one feel that if push came to shove and the CMC called one out of “retirement” and said here is a rifle company now take your post, armed with the constant education found here etc, while daunting, the level of professional confidence would extremely high. Besides what are they going to do? Shave our heads and send us to Southeast Asia? When tortured by professionals, one quickly learns that tired and cold, hot and tired, always hungry are just another feeling. Here one can find the center of gravity with regularity. Can’t thank you enough for making this reading material available. Words well put do matter.