Latest episode of The Citizens to Soldiers Podcast is up! @ethan-w.bsky.social and @bonenberger.bsky.social talk with historian and professor @kabinettskriege.bsky.social about training and mobilization in 18th century militaries. Give it a listen!

Currently holding our annual meeting; leadership all represented. It's been a good year, and we're looking forward to 2025.

Drones are still ~mostly~ limited to aerial reconnaissance and bombing missions via air and sea; as a result the war in Ukraine stressed the role Anti-Air plays in defending a nation's infrastructure.

The C2SI leadership team had a great talk with Dan Blakeley, who participated in disaster relief expeditions to areas of NC hit hard by flooding in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.

New episode of The Citizens to Soldiers Podcast: we talked with a PAO colonel about how he branched PAO, and what the training is like for PAO units, how they prepare to support the force during wartime. open.spotify.com/episode/4ct0...

Ethan, Dan, and @bonenberger.bsky.social talked with Katherine Kuzminski of @cnas.bsky.social recently about her work evaluating the military's capacity to quickly and effectively draft soldiers. Fascinating stuff — listen or watch here

One of the most fundamental principles of leadership is "span of control," the idea that an average leader can effectively supervise 3-5 people. Subpar leaders can supervise 1-2 people effectively, while good or great leaders can supervise 6-10. But most people can supervise 3-5

If you're interested in learning more about military training and you're not listening to our podcast — here's the link!

Training goes hand in hand with logistics and infrastructure — it's part of what goes into building a team or force resilient and flexible enough to work under any circumstances. A quick look at Russia reveals a brittle system vulnerable to attack and targeting www.wsj.com/world/russia...

Deindustrialization has left the U.S. with a handful of shipyards at the very moment that China's shipbuilding industry is booming. What implications does that have for U.S. naval training?

New episode of The Citizens to Soldiers podcast — our podcast! — about training and recruitment historically, and the challenges facing our country today.

Piece we published with a friend of C2SI and American fighting in Ukraine, "JD." Very much worth a read.

Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #1,037,326!

Drone warfare. Is it the next step in maneuver war? A flash in the pan? Revolutionary, or a simple passive +1 to detection and damage for combat formations? The C2SI brain-trust explore these questions, as well as how units might train to field the devices open.spotify.com/episode/1H2N...

Our recent podcast with IWG's Nolan Peterson on the subject of drone manufacturing and drone innovations on the frontlines of Russia's invasion of Ukraine is must-listen. Peterson, a former special operations pilot with a decade reporting in Ukraine, knows his stuff. open.spotify.com/episode/1als...

Our podcast about the Kursk incursion, published last week. Mostly focused on — what else? — how the military likely prepared for it, and how any military prepares for big offensive operations. open.spotify.com/episode/2qFl...

We've started a podcast to help spread the word and learn more about military training today, as well as in days gone by. Here's the 5th episode of The Citizens to Soldiers Podcast, with guest @bretdevereaux.bsky.social.

Hey Bluesky — wanted to introduce ourselves. We're a group of U.S. veterans who provide free military training to democratic countries. Volunteered in Ukraine over the past 2 years. Didn't create an account on Twitter/X (obviously). We'll be sharing news and blog posts here. citizens-soldiers.org