Readers interested in cultures of command will find much of interest in Drones, Discord, and the Shifting Front in Ukraine. (BLUF: Michael Kofman agues that the longstanding practice of transferring incompetent officers out of brigades and onto high level staffs has resulted in an epidemic of micromanagement.) (War on the Rocks)
Readers looking for a case study in small unit tactics will glean many useful insights from the tale of the eight Ukrainian soldiers who failed to notice seventy-one Russian vehicles pass through the half-mile of frontage they were charged with defending. (BLUF: The vehicles soon fell afoul of drones and drone-directed artillery.) (Trench Art)
Readers who list towards classic shipboard ordnance will enjoy the paean that Commander Salamander sings to the 4.5-inch gun once sported by HMS Liverpool. (BLUF: My Favorite AmphibianTM would like every surface combatant to sport of pair of comparable weapons.) (Commander Salamander)
Readers contemplating an increasingly robotic future will find much food for thought in Autonomous Weapons. (BLUF: John Robb argues that, rather than trying to catch up with China when it comes to producing remotely piloted drones, the United States should develop a ‘domestic commercial autonomy industry’ that can build lots of self-directed weapons.) (Global Guerillas)
Readers fond of fantasy will revel in an interesting explanation of the purpose served by medieval castles. (BLUF: They complement cavalry.) (Falden’s Forge)
The most interesting part of Kaufman’s discussion was related but on the “Not one step back” policy.
Buts that issue, when they transfer an incompetent it results in 2 steps back and twice as long for the unit to recover it’s confidence and it’s will to perform “ over and above” with the transfer of an incompetent no one has the confidence in leadership to do the right thing. And to the articles point, micromanagement is most definitely not Mission Command - Auftragstaktic. So units don’t exercise initiative.