Opinion

The crew of the USS George Washington is suffering.

Inclusion is about adding a teammate who has the capacity to interrupt a perception of the world differently.

Determination + top-notch education + 4.0 GPA = career success! Unless you happen to be a military spouse.

The Marine Corps needs to admit that they are failing in pilot production and management, costing them dearly in terms of combat readiness.

The system is not working as it should.

With this degradation, it isn’t just the Marines who will suffer, but the Nation itself when it comes to both conflict and deterrence.

Talent Management 2030, the new plan for overhauling the personnel policies of the Marine Corps, threatens to change the ethos of the Corps.

Neither history nor the American people will judge the Corps’ actions as wise.

The Corps has been of greatest value to our nation by staying ready and adaptable.

No supervisor wants to lose their best assets, but supervisors must adopt a selfless talent management mindset: could this Marine serve the Corps better elsewhere?

He moved his lips but made no sound, then started to cry. “I don’t have a mission anymore.”

In the fight against sexism, we have to acknowledge the additional burdens women carry.

War was a distant part of our lives and we just moved on with the day. What did it mean to me that the war was ending in chaos?

Russia doesn’t wage war elegantly.

The U.S. needs to think long and hard before plunging into what would be a long, bloody proxy war against Moscow.

Our friends were fleeing the Taliban — but still having to pass through the Taliban to win freedom. 

Lt. Gen. Newbold's recent essay on ‘critical military theory’ is right to call for the military to be focused on lethality but totally wrong about inclusion.

“What is the saddest thing you have ever seen?” one girl asked. I had to think about it for a moment.

Heavy-handed policy has been applied like a hammer to a task for a scalpel.

For the second time, ISIS has been decapitated, but the mission continues without any clear end-state or final objective.

"There is only one overriding standard for military capability: lethality."

There are multiple disincentives and penalties written into Air Force policies making it more difficult to seek mental health treatment.

"Not a single one of us could have imagined that we would have to report a friend and mentor."

He was known nationally by his many nicknames: “The Fighting Hell-Devil Marine,” “Old Gimlet Eye,” “The Leatherneck’s Friend,” and “The Fighting Quaker.” 

The Corps cannot afford to continue to lose highly-qualified Marines.