Teach Tough, Think Tough: Three Ways to Fix War Colleges

Critics continue to advocate slamming the doors on at least some of the country’s professional military education institutions, the war colleges. But no one can realistically advocate for a less educated modern military. Instead, what we need is a more effectively educated military. The civil-military gap between faculty members, including the lack of diversity among…

Teach Tough, Think Tough: Why Military Education Must Change

The National War College at Fort McNair. The Army War College at Carlisle. The Naval War College at Newport. The Air War College at Maxwell Field. These are the launching pads for America’s senior military leaders. The Pentagon spends substantial monies on these august institutions but are their graduates getting the education they need and…