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Do Iraq and Syria no longer exist? (10): Hey, be careful before you write them off!

Do Iraq and Syria no longer exist? (9): Maybe, but it isn't up to us anyways

The hazards of centralization: A comment on Tom's blast yesterday at the Army paper on optimizing human performance

If I could change only one thing in military personnel policy (II): I'd change the culture of the institution

Stuff I didn't know: Popeye the Sailor Man's role in the Spanish Civil War

Do Iraq and Syria no longer exist, and if so? (8): Syria's gone, and Iraq may be too

Just when you thought the Army had its shit together, it puts out a paper like this

Your weekend reading

If I could change one thing in the U.S. military personnel system (1): It is time to extend the age of military retirement

Tom's dog of the week: A photo I like