Totally off topic. My FIL was Army CIC, late husband also retired AF officer. I have been concerned for quite some time about Gen. Austin. My understanding of the civilian-military relationship would never see a military person as Sec Def, just as we would never see a civilian as one of the Joint Chiefs, because a military officer *never* is to be put in a position to outrank the highest civilians. Can you give me some references to explore the dynamics between these positions in wartime, that we seem to be heading towards? I feel it was done for a specific reason, that has been buried or glossed over.
Brilliant! All this tracks extremely well with what I've observed analyzing the conflict from a more strategic/operational bent. Lot more going on and the fighting a lot more evenly matched in some domains than most media are willing to admit.
Can't help but wonder how the post mobilization org will look. Are they reverting back to Soviet-style OOBs across the board? Next offensive might look something out of a textbook... from 1985. Never thought I'd live to see Red Storm Rising in real life.
Dear Henry, not sure if someone has pointed this out before. You might want to check the copy-editing of the headline of your whole Substack..
Totally off topic. My FIL was Army CIC, late husband also retired AF officer. I have been concerned for quite some time about Gen. Austin. My understanding of the civilian-military relationship would never see a military person as Sec Def, just as we would never see a civilian as one of the Joint Chiefs, because a military officer *never* is to be put in a position to outrank the highest civilians. Can you give me some references to explore the dynamics between these positions in wartime, that we seem to be heading towards? I feel it was done for a specific reason, that has been buried or glossed over.
Brilliant! All this tracks extremely well with what I've observed analyzing the conflict from a more strategic/operational bent. Lot more going on and the fighting a lot more evenly matched in some domains than most media are willing to admit.
Can't help but wonder how the post mobilization org will look. Are they reverting back to Soviet-style OOBs across the board? Next offensive might look something out of a textbook... from 1985. Never thought I'd live to see Red Storm Rising in real life.
Great work! Much appreciated.