The Marine Corps has plans for a big overhaul designed to address its lack of diversity and problem with retaining troops. The goal is "to reflect America, to reflect the society we come from," says Gen. David Berger, commandant of the Marine Corps. https://t.co/S7scORzgwQ
— NPR (@NPR) November 12, 2021
If the US military was unprepared for the demands of irregular warfare in Iraq and Afghanistan in part because it turned its back on counterinsurgency after Vietnam, what explains a similar a similar lack of preparedness in the UK military? https://t.co/FdoxLSXYsa
— Modern War Institute (@WarInstitute) May 17, 2021
How does #ARSOF play a crucial role in preparing Europe's population to fulfill its Total Defense responsibilities? Bryan Groves & Steve Ferenzi share their approach in this article with @RCDefense@1st_SF_Command @WarInstitute @CSIS_Threats
— Irregular Warfare Initiative (@IrregWarfare) March 29, 2021
https://t.co/qwLHvQbIkb
Don't miss the latest episode of the Irregular Warfare Podcast, featuring a conversation about history's masters of irregular warfare—and how to master IW capabilities to meet the challenges of the future. https://t.co/f1khAoj9Qn
— Modern War Institute (@WarInstitute) March 29, 2021
If you haven't already, you need to check this out. #USASOC https://t.co/lXN8ByHGOt
— USASOC (@USASOCNews) March 29, 2021
Exactly.
— John Robb (@johnrobb) January 13, 2021
5GW = 4GW + guerrilla information war (social networks as battlegrounds, disinfo, networked tribalism, etc.)
I like this guy. I respond to this style of delivery. Wes explains how you beat the system:
— QuintusCurtius (@QuintusCurtius) February 19, 2021
How To Beat The System https://t.co/DdcknpYHwU via @YouTube
This young girl understand whats going on pic.twitter.com/2k9Vfs3Rko
— Once you know the truth you cannot sleep (@lizzywales) December 6, 2020
5GW = 4GW + guerrilla information war (social networks as battlegrounds, disinfo, networked tribalism, etc.)
— John Robb (@johnrobb) December 4, 2020
"the chief of the military's media wing, has said that India is engaged in a massive campaign of 'fifth-generation warfare' ( #5GW ) to obstruct Pakistan"https://t.co/ZIM6xyAR4h?
— John Robb (@johnrobb) December 4, 2020
The American State is losing legitimacy and the next president can do little to restore it. People are transferring their loyalty from the State to causes like race, religion, ideology, or politics. Welcome to "Fourth Generation War."https://t.co/fsg3Y7jWuF
— Chronicles Magazine (@ChroniclesMag) October 20, 2020
A lesson in why we must continue to prize the eccentric because with them comes genuine innovation - and this is true in warfare just as it is in all the other walks of life - it’s as if odd habits help create new strategy https://t.co/xF9HIMg5n3
— Phillip Blond (@Phillip_Blond) August 22, 2020
If you are in the ARSOF community and haven't checked out the Irregular Warfare Podcast yet....you should!
— 1st Special Forces Command (@1st_SF_Command) July 3, 2020
They do a great job blending views from academia with the experiences of IW practitioners. Listen to a few episodes over the long weekend and catch up to the conversation! https://t.co/h9uwlCwYiZ
Watch @jackmurphylive's broadcast: John Robb, Adam Townsend, Jack Murphy Livehttps://t.co/Iz5zKJupqQ
— Jack Posobiec (@JackPosobiec) June 17, 2020
Jack Murphy Live was LIVE with @johnrobb and @adamscrabble https://t.co/ZP49JfaG4f
— Jack Murphy 🇺🇸 (@jackmurphylive) June 17, 2020
LIVE on #Periscope: John Robb, Adam Townsend, Jack Murphy Livehttps://t.co/0Arqrr0R4o
— Jack Murphy 🇺🇸 (@jackmurphylive) June 17, 2020
Racism BTFO. https://t.co/Jy5IYlHrum
— Paul Joseph Watson (@PrisonPlanet) June 4, 2020
There is a war raging around us, one we can not avoid, we've all been conscripted and the conflict is for our minds.
— Jack Murphy (@jackmurphylive) April 28, 2019
Men are the primary targets.
Technology is fueling rapid change.
Nothing is as it was ten years ago.
Understand the battlefield.https://t.co/QcuI7vAfep
To be sure, Wolfgang isn’t entirely approving of the Benedict Option:
No one in Christian life today fills the space that Neuhaus/Novak/Weigel did 20 years ago. No one has a comprehensive vision of the near-future like theirs, and no one offers a battle plan like theirs. In that empty space, we get Patrick Deneen and Rod Dreher. They’re smart guys who are trying to think our way out of this. But they haven’t answered the challenges either.
I can’t really argue with him there, but in my own defense (and in partial defense of George Weigel), the challenges are so massive and protean that I don’t think it’s possible to discern a comprehensive vision of the near-future, much less formulate a battle plan.
Actually, in a way, General Milley did do something about that: he made it official. Not long ago, he ordered the U.S. Army to return to its World War II-era uniforms, the so-called “pinks and greens”. As costumes, the old/new uniforms will be a great improvement. The fact that they are costumes recognizes the reality that a Second Generation army is useless for a real war and exists only to stage public entertainments.
