Controversy & Clarity

Nov 30 2024 72 ep. 105 mins 45
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A podcast of the Warfighting Society, Controversy and Clarity aims to generate critical discussion and honest debate on U.S. military matters. To support the Warfighting Society, please click on "Support" below or visit our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/thewarfightingsociety And if you have questions, comments, or curses, don't hesitate to send them to [email protected].

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#9--Jonathon Yenny

Nov 30 2024 80 mins  
In this episode, we discuss the following topics. *Jon’s experiences as a weapons platoon commander with 3/7 in Afghanistan. *His mindset and training approach for Weapons Company for the 24th MEU workup *Building trust as a weapons company commander with the battalion commander and operations officer *Building trust within his company *The company’s operations and trai

#8--James Sladden and Ben Connable

Oct 11 2024 98 mins  
In this episode, we discuss: *The timeline of major events of the Battle for the Irpin *Three occasions where the Russians nearly won the battle *The role of Ukrainian volunteers and civilians *The role of small unit leaders *The artillery fight *The challenges of researching and writing operational military history *James and Ben’s research approach *The lack of g

#7--Everett Kozlowski

Aug 09 2024 141 mins  
In this episode, we discuss the following topics. *What a combat engineer platoon does as part of a battalion landing team *What it was like joining BLT 1/8 *Building trust between Everett’s platoon and BLT 1/8 *Everett’s advice to platoon commanders looking to build trust between units *His platoon’s training plan for the 24th MEU workup *Responding to complaints

#6--Joshua Jonesia (Part Two)

Jul 19 2024 101 mins  
In this episode, we discuss the following topics. *Josh’s joining 1/8 *Differences in morale and culture between units in the 1st and 2nd Marine Divisions *The current culture and unit pride in 1/8 *Recent controversies involving Third Battalion, Sixth Marines *The challenges and benefits of leading HKIA vets in his squad *Winning the 2nd Marine Division Annual Rifle S

#5--Joshua Jonesia (Part One)

Jul 13 2024 73 mins  
In this episode, we discuss the following topics. *Josh’s experiences with squad leaders up to this point in his career *How these leaders influenced him *His experiences going through the reconnaissance training pipeline and serving with 3rd Recon Battalion *His decision to leave the recon community and the shame he felt as a result *Josh's deployments with the 31st M

#4--Andres Rodriguez

Jun 14 2024 105 mins  
In this episode, we discuss the following topics. *Andres’ operational experiences before joining 2/1 *The organization and strength of Weapons Company, 2/1, at the beginning of its deployment with the SP-MAGTF-CR *The company’s deployment prior to heading to HKIA *When the Afghanistan mission first appeared on the company’s radar *Managing Marines’ expectations in

#3--Fred Smith

Mar 29 2024 55 mins  
In this episode, we discuss: *Mr. Smith joining 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, in Vietnam and assuming command of his platoon *His staff NCOs, especially SSgt Richard Jackson and Gunnery Sergeant Alan Sora, and other Marines and Sailors who deeply influenced him *Coping with the loss of subordinate leaders and advice on dealing with such losses *Combat decision-making *The

#2--Connor O'Brien

Mar 14 2024 91 mins  
In this episode, we discuss: *Connor's time with Marine Security Forces *Corporals Course *Serving in 1/7 as a squad leader and overcoming the stigma of Security Forces NCOs *The Advanced Infantry Marine Course *Connor’s deployment to Darwin, Australia *Keeping Marines in a forward-deployed mindset *What excited Connor most about being a squad leader *What concerned h

#1--Matthew Melao

Feb 23 2024 56 mins  
In this episode, we discuss: *Matt's decision to join the Marine Corps *His experiences at boot camp and the School of Infantry-East *His experiences with squad leaders up to this point in his career *How well the Marine Corps is preparing him to be a squad leader *The Advanced Infantry Marine Course *Matt's experiences as a team leader, assistant patrol leader, and

#19--David Glantz

Nov 30 2023 243 mins  
In this episode, we discuss: *Col Glantz’s Vietnam service *How his experiences in Vietnam influenced him as a military historian and researcher *What led him to study the Nazi-Soviet War *The Army’s Art of War Symposia from 1984-1987 *How the Soviet Army and US Army defined doctrine (move???) *The case for an operational level of war *The introduction of the operati