Personal account of an Army COL, Field Artillery Fella, husband, dad, lifter and pretty good golfer. Tweets are mine and not an endorsement from the Army.
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Oct 5, 2022 • 23 tweets • 5 min read
Had some family in town this weekend. As some may know, I have a son at West Point. Because some of my family tune into various news sources, one of them asked me. “So what does your boy think of all that woke crap being taught at our service academies?” My answer in a 🧵1/.
I asked “What exactly are you referring to?” He said, “You know all that inclusion crap, all that can’t call parents ‘mom’ and ‘dad,’ all that pronoun stuff.” 2/
Feb 25, 2021 • 27 tweets • 8 min read
Thread to follow.
I don't know CPT Griest but I know many who do and they say she is the real deal. So this is not an indictment on her, this is more of a discussion on why and how this tag line is more damaging than it is helpful. 1/
The idea that gender neutral is equal to gender equality is a false narrative. For men, here is a gender neutral test for you:
Get on your knees and lean forward until your weight is distributed evenly on your knees and elbows. Put your right arm behind your back. 2/
Oct 9, 2020 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
The AIM2 resume question got me thinking last night. Should we, as leaders, put our resumes out there as well so those who might want to come to our formations, can decide if we are the kind of leader they want to work for?
This came up because my S3 came to me yesterday. 1/
He wanted to make sure that he was giving me the information I wanted in the way I wanted it. We talked for a bit and I gave him some ideas on what he was doing well and what I'd like to see more of. It was a good conversation...I think. 2/
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