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@oef1314
Amateur military analysis, Army bureaucrat. Follower of finance & Econ issues. Advocate for societal stabilty
Aug 14 • 34 tweets • 6 min read
Current US Army Transformation Needs, a 🧵: 1/What should the Army look like? Why is that important? When the average American thinks about the Army, they think soldiers jumping from planes, special forces raids, large tank battles. Mostly visions of times long past.
Jul 30, 2024 • 37 tweets • 6 min read
The Light Infantry Future, an Idea Based on Decline Across Disciplines, a 🧵 1/This thread seeks to do what many analysts ignore. Inject politics, budgets, industry, economics & realism into my thesis. The military structure is not built in a vacuum & is subject to other outside forces. Let’s look at the big macro picture.
Oct 20, 2022 • 28 tweets • 4 min read
Future Warfare & Ordnance/Hardware Outside of the US 🧵 1/With war in 🇺🇦 raging on,& the proof of“western”weapons effectiveness on the battlefield,many commentators,some who have been waiting their whole lives 2 watch🇷🇺get stomped,want 2 claim that🇷🇺weapons are no longer favored &🇺🇸will lead selling fancy toys 2 anyone that’s an ally
Sep 1, 2022 • 44 tweets • 8 min read
Peer Conflicts, US Army Terrain Training & Embracing Terrain Specialization (Thread) 1/Whether Indo-Pacom,Central America,South America or the Caribbean,all offer terrain that the US hasn’t operated in since Vietnam. The Army& USMC have “Jungle Warfare Schools”& while these teach individual students how to survive& operate in a jungle environment,it is inadequate
Aug 17, 2022 • 36 tweets • 6 min read
A Thread: The Monroe Doctrine, Banana Wars & Future Regional Hegemony 1/As mentioned in prev thread,the 🇺🇸will need to redefine the Monroe Doctrine for the 21st Century. What are🇺🇸priorities if we choose to pull back from the world? If🇨🇳&🇷🇺are no longer security priorities,as I believe will be the case in coming yrs,where do our interests take us?
Aug 2, 2022 • 45 tweets • 8 min read
Future American Conflicts on the Horizon (Thread) 1/The main 🇺🇸 military threats are concentrated on 🇨🇳& 🇷🇺 . The fact of the matter is: 🇨🇳would be cut off from the $ system. They import food & raw materials,which would be cut off,& the CCP would find themselves in a precarious situation.
Jul 22, 2022 • 12 tweets • 3 min read
1/Why I continuously beat the drum on military size,manpower & technology replacing humans is because it is the 1 pillar of strength the elite will struggle to control. Middle & working class can’t control the reserve currency, can’t control the multinational corps they work for, 2/Have little say concerning what the rich & powerful want. Since the ending of conscription, our military strength has been a bedrock that the 🌎 relies on for security. No more. Ironically, the“all-volunteer force’s”unrecoverable breakdown will break that pillar of 🇺🇸 guarantee
Jul 12, 2022 • 24 tweets • 4 min read
Gen Z Will Be Tested…Are They Ready? A Thread: 1/Conflicts are on horizon, & as much as the US wants to avoid them, we may find ourselves forced into fights we aren’t prepared for.
Jun 26, 2022 • 48 tweets • 7 min read
A thread: Milton Friedman vs Westmoreland; The Draft, Economics & Societal Consequences See this 1st thread for my personal context on the draft when Trump killed Suleimani & young folks were scared shitless of a new draft & in my opinion, our youth acknowledging they know they aren’t ready for any conflict:
Jun 8, 2022 • 19 tweets • 3 min read
A Thread: Army Should Bring Back Long Range Surveillance Units 1/Based on war games conducted via computer models (which may have been flawed),the decision was made to eliminate Long-Range Surveillance (LRS) units in 2017. While derided by some at the time,including myself,it was,IMO,a decision based on risk aversion. taskandpurpose.com/news/army-deac…
May 11, 2022 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
1/I’ve opined abt my concerns for the future of the US Army, it’s dwindling size & it’s inadequate reserve numbers, but I admit to not having similar concerns w/the other services. While I’m typically annoyed w/the Navy supporters full-court press on ⬆️ ship numbers… 2/It would seem the services are attached at the hip concerning recruiting, or lack there of: navytimes.com/news/pentagon-…
May 1, 2022 • 14 tweets • 3 min read
Thread: The below breakdown ( from @battle_order ) of the US Army squad w/the Next Generation Squad Weapons is giving me serious pause. I’m concerned abt a few things, but impressed w/others, I’ll start /the positives… Image 1/I like the new optics & suppressors. While those can bring their own issues I think it will be a net benefit. I like the fact that the Army attempted to plus up their ammo from 556 as that round seems maxed out performance-wise. 🇦🇫 was not ideal for the M4 & SAW. The negatives:
Apr 26, 2022 • 20 tweets • 4 min read
Bring Back Infantry Specialty MOS. A thread: 1/Prior to the early 2000s, the US Army infantry had specific specializations. These included 11B: infantryman, 11C: mortarman, 11M: Mechanized Infantryman & 11H: Anti-Armor Infantryman, 11E Armor Crewman & 11D Armor Reconnaissance Infantryman.
Apr 12, 2022 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
1/ The numbers here are telling. Ukraine’s expenditure of these assets as well as the other allies gifted inventory has happened over the course of 6 weeks…bleeding Russia is a good enough reason for countries to gift so much. But let’s concentrate on the timelines… 2/ If the US found itself in a similar situation, going through the same or more inventory, it could not be sustained or replenished in any reasonable amt of time. Once these run low or out, we have to ask, who would we be fighting? Do we have all domestic sources to manufacture?
Mar 6, 2022 • 22 tweets • 4 min read
Thread: Remove Infantry from Bradley & Stryker Responsibilities & Hand Off to the Armor Field 1/Why do we have an armor/cavalry MOS fields (19 series), dedicated to mounted warfare, yet expect infantryman to master the operation & employment of Bradleys/Strykers? Armor crewman need to occupy those positions, & leave the infantry the duty of dismounting.
Mar 5, 2022 • 21 tweets • 5 min read
1/Thread # 2 on Infantry Squads: Should the Army make the Platoon or Squad the lowest level of Maneuver? 2/ After further reading the below article, & composing the thread in the next tweet concerning squad size, I have delved into much of the history that led to the formation of the 9 man squad (post WW2), & what was the norm prior. apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA29…
Jan 27, 2022 • 41 tweets • 7 min read
Thread: Increase US Army Infantry Squads to 11 or 12 Soldiers 1/Why is the Army doing a study to ID the ideal size squad? Cuz the USMC increasing theirs? Do they fear losing a larger sliver of the budget pie? Is it FOMO? armytimes.com/news/your-army…
Dec 14, 2021 • 17 tweets • 4 min read
Thread 3: Industry Limitations & Need for Revival Link Thread 2:
Dec 14, 2021 • 26 tweets • 5 min read
Thread 2: Military, Corporate & University Alignment (Link to Thread 1): 1/China has made great gains over the last few decades w/its mil tech. Mostly stolen IP & its acquisition over the means of prod. of most commercial prod. have lead them there.
Dec 14, 2021 • 51 tweets • 11 min read
1/The below article by @BDHerzinger makes the case for defunding the Army & reallocating resources to the Navy to face the perceived threats in the indo-pacific. Is it really that simple, or do we need to peel this onion back a few more layers? A thread: warontherocks.com/2021/06/the-bu… 2/W/China at the forefront of mil minds,&the services jockeying for funding,we shouldn’t look at China in a mil vacuum. I will break this into 3 threads 1)Mil needs & future force posture 2)Mil/Corporate & University alignment 3) Means of production & industrial revival
Oct 14, 2021 • 35 tweets • 5 min read
THREAD: IS SPECIALIZATION HURTING THE TOTAL FORCE? 1/Hollywood comes out with all the movies, recognizing specialized units for their heroism and performance in battle. Rightfully so, but my question as part of my military musings, is what does that do to the units who have to take what they can get from what’s left over?