FAO Quotables

"But being right, even morally right, isn't everything. It is also important to be competent, to be consistent, and to be knowledgeable. It's important for your soldiers and diplomats to speak the language of the people you want to influence. It's important to understand the ethnic and tribal divisions of the place you hope to assist."
-Anne Applebaum

Sunday, April 26, 2015

What I Read Last Week: Leaving the Navy, Loving Your Family, and a Crumbling World

What I read this week:  I read a quite a few articles that sprouted up in response to a young naval officer's 'resignation letter'--most were unsympathetic to her millennial assertions and aspirations.

4 Reasons I Am Resigning My Commission As A Naval Officer

What I’ll Miss About Serving in the Navy

JOINT CHIEFS: Why We Don’t Care That You’re Resigning

Opinion: Why I’m Resigning My Commission, Even Though I’m The Greatest Officer Ever















How successful people work less—and get more done -- Don't work more than 50 hours a week, it will cost you.

The Disintegration of the World -- Geopolitical consultancy now a hot commodity for businesses.

How Serious is the Rebalance? US Military Record Tells (part of) the Story -- Is the US military really sold on the rebalance to Asia?


WIRLW Archive:

What I Read Last Week: Pizza in Somalia, Stretching in Your Office, The Trust of the Uniform and Choked Out in Joburg
What I Read Last Week: Trolls, Pirates, Wine Wars, $100 a Paris, Kidnapping and Arab Baptist
What I Read Last Week: $30 Aluminum Foil, Blind EOD Swimmer, Powerpoints, Jet Lag, Mother Tongues and Retro Afghanistan
What I Read this Week: Thanks for the service, Introvert survival guide and Pivoting a L'Afrique