Five Ideas to SOLVE the British Military Recruitment Dilemma
What is the military recruitment dilemma? Military recruitment is problematic. And a key issue is that people who get paid good money can’t solve...
Category : People and Leadership
Autism Acceptance Week: Soldiers on the Spectrum
There are not more than five primary colors… yet in combination they produce more hues than can ever be seen. ~ Sun Tzu With the...
A call to arms
For the first time in decades, the media is abuzz with talk of National Service. This follows comments by the Defence Secretary, who has described...
Why I wouldn’t want my daughter to join the military
I grew up in Plymouth, a city with a proud naval tradition. Many of my peers joined the Royal Navy. I pursued a career in...
Trust in AI for Operations
The transformative capacity of artificial intelligence (AI) for defence and security is incontrovertible if it can be exploited. The 2023 Command Paper highlighted that AI...
Professionalising Army Welfare: Fewer Padres, More Professionals
Our people are being failed by a system which uses Padres as an excuse not to employ welfare professionals. Whether due to a religious barrier...
Lacking: Perspective, Diversity, Long-Term Planning… and Vets
As a veterinarian by trade, my recent deployment on a United Nations (UN) operation in a non-clinical linguist and liaison role was eye-opening. It was...
The Leadership Torch
“A good leader identifies the most dangerous part of the battlefield, moves to it and influences it”, or so said my most recent boss, an...
Army Followership: Progression or Traditionalism. Pick One.
“Our task is to read things that are not yet on the page.” ~ Steve Jobs The British Army is at a crossroads. It has...
The Integration of Women in the British Army
It was not until 2018 that the British Defence Secretary announced that all roles in the Army were open to women. Unfortunately, the prevailing culture...