Summary of Crisis of Command by stuart scheller: How We Lost Trust and Confidence in America's Generals and Politicians

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Stuart Scheller's new book, Crisis of Command, exposes decades-long betrayal of military by top leadership. Scheller says U.S. generals jailed him to keep him quiet after he spoke out against disastrous Afghan pullout. Author says it's time to demand accountability and stand up for our military.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Willie M. Joseph
• Release date: Sep 8, 2022
• ISBN: 9798215671474

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Summary of Crisis of Command

By

Stuart Scheller

How We Lost Trust and Confidence in America's Generals and Politicians

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Willie M. Joseph

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Contents

PREFACE

INTRODUCTION

AFGHANISTAN FAILURE

SOCCER. ACCOUNTING. MARINE.

INFANTRY OFFICER

COUNTERINSURGENCY WORKS

TRAUMATIC WORK LIFE

AFGHANISTAN

COMPANY COMMAND

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

Degenerate into despotism

Peril

The PUBLIC AFFAIRS

THE METAPHOR

THE LABOR DAY

Challenge of Adaptation

FINAL POST

THE BETRAYAL

Moral Courage

COUNTERARGUMENTS

THE WAY FORWARD

PREFACE

He resigned after witnessing a poorly planned and executed Afghanistan withdrawal. Scheller was thrust into the media when he posted a video from his o ce as a battalion commander. Hopes all Americans will open their eyes to the fundamental problems facing the military.

INTRODUCTION

The United States military's obligation is to win wars. Since World War II, the U.S. military has continued losing wars. Senior military leaders must be held accountable. Fixing the promotion system, career path ladder, and culture of the military should be the long-term approach. Jay Parini: Military leaders degrade fresh perspectives by moving service members through narrow paths designed to imitate predecessors' experiences.

Parini says choke points deemed essential to the organization, but absent any correlation to war, have been inappropriately prioritized for promotion. He says senior military leaders don't have the ability to disobey orders in commonsense moments. A large portion of battalion commanders are sons of other generals. Children of generals are not given a free pass. When people have small advantages, these advantages build up over time.

Malcolm Gladwell noticed that the birth months for professional hockey players overwhelmingly fell in the rst months of a given year. Every American wants their sons and daughters treated di erently based on race or gender for the appearance of diversity. Military leaders have also increasingly placed an emphasis on a perception of ethics. At times these attributes can detract