🧵 𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗻 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀: 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗟𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝗺𝘆 𝗦𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀

In 2015 the Army War College published 𝘓𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘖𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴 — a candid look at how overwhelming requirements force officers into routine dishonesty and ethical fading.

Decades earlier, Adm. Hyman G. Rickover built the nuclear Navy on one uncompromising principle: face hard realities.

This thread breaks down his key lessons on truth, responsibility, and bureaucracy — 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆.

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“𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀.”

One of Rickover’s core management rules for the nuclear program.

In today’s Army we live by metrics, checklists, and “check the block.” Too often we report what higher wants to hear rather than what is.

𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀. The nuclear Navy succeeded because problems were surfaced early — not hidden until they became disasters.

We need that same discipline now.

x.com/i/article/2031… Had not been on here much today, should have chosen the picture of some of the best Army cooking before battles that ever existed.

Thread: Marshall’s Ghost Haunts Today’s Army – Starry’s Edge Demands Revival
1/11: What if Marshall hesitated in 1940? A careerist Army would’ve choked on Axis steel. 2025’s risks echo that: bloated HQs, slow tech, and promotions favoring optics. Gen Starry’s warning—scripted training breeds false confidence. China won’t play nice. #ArmyReform 2/11: Today’s Army isn’t 17th globally, but it’s creaking. Aviation lags, language training’s weak, GWOT baggage drags morale. Peacetime rot mirrors Marshall’s era. Starry’s NTC fixed fake wins with brutal, free-thinking OPFOR. We need that edge now—or we’re sunk. #Lethality
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🧵 What if General George C. Marshall had hesitated in reforming the U.S. Army officer corps before WWII? A thread on how prioritizing careerism over meritocracy could’ve derailed the war effort—and why it’s a warning for any organization. #History #Leadership #Meritocracy 1/ Marshall’s reforms in the late 1930s purged ineffective officers and promoted talent like Eisenhower and Patton. Hesitating to prioritize merit over seniority would’ve left careerists—those chasing rank over results—in charge. The risks? Let’s break it down. 🪖