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DeM Banter: Do we cut and then develop a strategy/plan or do we develop a strategy and then cut to meet it? Wondering Where the Lions Are...and...that's all I am going to say about that... Washington Post April 4, 2013 Pg. 1 Defense secretary warns that military must rein in soaring costs Defense Secretary Chuck …
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I recently started a new part-time gig...teaching online courses in Leadership and Command for the USAF's Air Command and Staff College. We have an intro where students introduce themselves and I am always impressed when they place their qualification as a husband, wife, mom or dad in their remarks...so we get things like C-17 Globemaster …
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DeM Banter: Scary, but seems inevitable unless something changes sometime very soon. A professor of mine once said "America will not change until it has a death sentence." I wonder that that might look like... I also ponder...will we know when we are sentenced? I don't know...what do you think? nytimes.com / March 30th, 2013 / view original DUBLIN …
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DeM Banter: Perhaps this IS the New World Order? It is indeed interesting... true? false? thoughts? Wall Street Journal April 2, 2013 Pg. 13 Under Obama, the vitality of 'the West' as a global security lodestar is fading. Ten years ago last month, the launch of a second U.S.-led war against Saddam Hussein exposed intra-NATO …
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DeM Banter: Very much an honor to be interviewed by Jason Womack and the Hesselbein Leadership Institute. View Original Leadership is more than just a word to Col. Joseph William DeMarco. It is a way of life. Over a 24 year career in the United States Air Force, Col. DeMarco has pushed to understand effective …
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DeM Banter: So...how we doing with this? Model T leaders seem to dominate... I know in our organization we place huge value on the generalist...is that good? Bad? Do we need to adjust/change? View Original/ Forbes / Henry Doss It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and …
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DeM Banter: so the Army gets it! This, if implemented,... will change the very culture of the organization. I have to say "if," as I am sure there are many out there that are screaming mad over the change. Also of note...the Army places value on this change, even a midst the budget cuts. In …
DeM Banter: I do believe Gen Hodges article yesterday...only further made Gen Barno's case....but alas it is an interesting debate between the Industrial Revolution model leader and a 21st Century Leader. Times have changed and continue to changed at an ever increasing pace... Are our I institutions willing to do the same? ForeignPolicy.com March 29, …
DeM Banter: Interesting article, yet strange...good to see a debate between Lt. Gens. Hodges and Barno, but this says a ton about the opposition to Barno's article...simply by arguing the issues below...isn't Hodges making Barno's point? I don't know...thoughts? ForeignPolicy.com March 27, 2013 While I respect his service and perspective on today's military strategy and …
DeM Banter: Nice! I have been pondering for a long while...but could have never captured this an eloquently as Admiral Kirby. We (as a military) can not take for granted the support America provides...and we have to be oh so careful not to abuse it. We should never expect special treatment...we all volunteer, we all …
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