A Sacred Oath: Memoirs of a Secretary of Defense During Extraordinary Times

In short, the ends he often sought rarely survived the ways and means he typically pursued to accomplish them. This often made all the difference.

As I would assess over time, Trump’s instincts weren’t always wrong about the policy or end state he wanted to achieve. However, the odds of success were spoiled or the goal tarnished by the process he often followed (little to none); the strategy he usually pursued (narrow and incomplete); the consensus he normally built behind it (minimal and ins

Unit readiness is largely shaped by four factors: having enough time and resources to train for your assigned tasks; ensuring the right number and type of soldiers are in your units; possessing the correct numbers and types of equipment; and maintaining a sufficient level of serviceability of that equipment.