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Commentary
National Security Human Capital Program
Implementing new PT standards may hurt Army readiness. The service should learn from how US allies pulled it offAfter nearly two decades of grinding low-intensity conflict, the U.S. military is shifting to focus on near-peer competition — and tailoring its physical fitness requirements ...
By Emma Moore
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Indo-Pacific Security / National Security Human Capital Program
Great Power Rivalry Is Also a War For TalentChina’s military is working harder to find and keep good people. The U.S. must step up its own efforts....
By Elsa B. Kania & Emma Moore
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Commentary
National Security Human Capital Program
Helping Special Needs Families and Improving Military ReadinessThe Department of Defense (DoD) is moving out on efforts to rebuild the warfighting readiness of the joint force with the objective of reducing the number of nondeployable ser...
By Lt Col Brad Orgeron
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Commentary
National Security Human Capital Program
Veterans shouldn't have to shoulder VA errors: VA debt collection must be improvedIf your monthly income suddenly dropped by $1,500 — or even more — would you be able to weather the sudden change? For how long? For many Americans, a single unexpected financ...
By Kayla M. Williams
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Podcast
National Security Human Capital Program
Women Veteran Authors on their Military ExperiencesOn Tuesday, March 19, 2019, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) hosted Anuradha Bhagwati, author of Unbecoming; Kate Germano, author of Fight Like a Girl; Brooke Kin...
By Kayla M. Williams
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Commentary
National Security Human Capital Program
The Necessary Impact of Captain Marvel on the Military"Captain Marvel" is behind the times for the military and for superheroes; and it is the movie we deserve. It tells us what we already knew: that women serve (admirably, succe...
By Emma Moore
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Commentary
National Security Human Capital Program
Dispelling the Myth of Women in Special OperationsThe military often promotes a culture of hypermasculinity and is largely seen as a “man’s world,” which is not surprising given that the overall number of active duty women of...
By Nicole Alexander & Lyla Kohistany
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Podcast
Defense / National Security Human Capital Program
WOTR Podcast: Civil-Military Relations Gone Wild?Debates over civil-military relations have reached a fever pitch since the 2016 presidential campaign and the beginning of the Trump administration. Many have focused on the t...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman, Steven Foster, Alice Hunt Friend & Ryan Evans
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National Security Human Capital Program
Predictive Medicine: Where the Pentagon and Silicon Valley Could Build a Bridge in Artificial IntelligenceWith over 9.4 million patients in the Department of Defense (DoD) healthcare system and another 9 million patients enrolled in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) healthca...
By Dr. Ryan Kappedal & Dr. Niels Olson
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Commentary
National Security Human Capital Program
The Strategic Corporal: Send Non-Commissioned Officers to CollegeWhy is there not a path to a bachelor’s degree through full-time civilian education for enlisted service members who do not wish to commission afterward? The American populati...
By Andrea N. Goldstein & John Phillips
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Commentary
National Security Human Capital Program
Congress Should Vigorously Oversee Implementation of the Mission ActBy Kayla M. Williams: Congress should rigorously oversee implementation of the Mission Act to ensure that quality of care and fiscal responsibility are not sacrificed to the i...
By Kayla M. Williams
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Commentary
Indo-Pacific Security / National Security Human Capital Program
Time for the U.S. to Learn Its Lessons from AfghanistanThe United States failed in Afghanistan. The only points of debate left for analysts and historians are by how much and who is to blame. With negotiations and withdrawal plans...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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Commentary
National Security Human Capital Program
VA continues to fail male victims of military sexual traumaThe problem of sexual harassment and assault in the United States military has been widely reported, often — though not always — framed as predominantly women’s issue. However...
By Kayla M. Williams
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Commentary
National Security Human Capital Program
A Lack of Support Leaves the Reserves BrokenAfter spending ten years as an active duty intelligence officer with the Marine Corps, I transitioned to the reserves, specifically the Selected Marine Corps Reserve component...
By Margaret Seymour
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Commentary
National Security Human Capital Program
What The US Army Should Learn From the British Army’s Punchy Recruiting CampaignThe U.S. Army will always face challenges recruiting the soldiers it needs, but an uphill battle is no excuse not to strive to do better —or learn from other countries' modern...
By Emma Moore
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Commentary
National Security Human Capital Program
The Challenges of Military Child Public Education and HomeschoolingAccess to quality education and persistent transition problems for military children are continuing sources of frustration for military families and affects retention across a...
By Lt Col Brad Orgeron
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National Security Human Capital Program
Health, Healing, and Hope: A Review of Suzanne Gordon’s ‘Wounds of War’I’ve long been bewildered by the extensive negative news coverage of the Department of Veterans Affairs, where I formerly worked and continue to get all my medical care. My co...
By Kayla M. Williams
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Commentary
National Security Human Capital Program
To Retain Today’s Talent, the DoD Must Support Dual-Professional CouplesTalent management in the Department of Defense has received a great deal of critical attention over the last few years, but much of this thinking has centered on how the milit...
By Tom Barron
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Commentary
National Security Human Capital Program
There Really Is No Place For Hazing In A Professional MilitaryThe vigorous Twitter response to the recent piece “There’s A Reason For All That Hazing And Ass-Chewing, And We Shouldn’t Ignore It” highlighted a need to disentangle a few ty...
By Kayla M. Williams
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Commentary
National Security Human Capital Program
Congress should enhance reproductive health care for women veteransThe incoming 116th Congress will contain not only the highest ever number of women, but also a record number of women veterans. As they consider what issues to take on, expand...
By Kayla M. Williams
