Marcus Aurelius: 10+ Combat Events = Mental Breakdown – Either Avoid Elective Wars, Or Maintain a Larger Army (for Toxic Leaders, Triple Again)

Here’s What’s Troubling American Troops in One Chart It’s about ‘combat experiences,’ not length of deployment This Army graph makes crystal clear what many U.S. troops, and their loved ones, have long suspected: the more combat events they experience, the more mental-health problems they will suffer. In fact, according to this illustration from a new …

Marcus Aurelius: Army at a Cross-Roads, Toxic Leadership Not Helping

Facing Uncertainty, Budget Cuts, Army Is At A Crossroads Some changes have been resisted By Greg Jaffe Washington Post, November 23, 2012, Pg. 3 For much of this year, Sgt. Maj. Raymond F. Chandler III, the Army’s top enlisted soldier, has traveled to bases around the world with a simple message: “We’ve allowed ourselves to …

Marcus Aurelius: Toxic Leadership in the US Army

“Toxic Leadership–What Are We Talking About?,” by Lieutenant General (Retired) Walter F. Ulmer, Jr.  Article appears in June 2012 issue of Army Magazine, the Army’s professional journal published by the Association of the United States Army.< Toxic Leadership LtGen Ulmer Jr. (Ret)< I think LTG(R) Ulmer generally captured the situation accurately: we know at least generally what toxic leaders are and …

Marcus Aurelius: Toxic Army Leadership Casts Long Shadow – Not Just Generals but Field Grade Also

While many of you criticize WaPo, believe this is a real and growing problem within Army.  I have read both Ward and O’Reilly DoDIG reports — shocking.  IMHO, if 5 percent of what’s in those reports is 10 percent true, those two generals should be going to Disciplinary Barracks at Leavenworth.  Yet both cases have …