The Future of Soldiering


From The New Yorker:

The Marine Corps Four-Star General James N. Mattis currently serves as NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Transformation and also as commander, U.S. Joint Forces Command—titles that were surely announced in a PowerPoint presentation somewhere. More accessibly, from what I can tell by bouncing around the Web, he will be depicted by Harrison Ford in the forthcoming movie “No True Glory: The Battle For Fallujah,” which may be released later this year, based on the book by former-Marine-turned-journalist Bing West. Mattis is not a tall man, and his grey hair is trimmed tightly; his ears protrude a little, in a manner pioneered by President Obama and, before him, Mr. Spock. He speaks in a blunt and unvarnished fashion not typical of general officers on staff assignments at the Pentagon.

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My Comment: This is a fascinating and easy to read article on the future of soldiering. Kudos to the New Yorker for publishing it.

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