America won’t get a second chance

You might not get a second chance in the near-peer fight. The “kill chain” of the counter-terrorism fight is not the “kill web” of today’s battlefield; and we’re not talking about hundreds, we’re talking about thousands. Sergeant Major of the Army Mike Weimer joined Fran Racioppi to explain the next battlefield and the catastrophic effects of getting it wrong. He also discussed why so many continue to raise their right hand to defend America, his vision for solving the recruiting challenge, how warfare is evolving from the kill chain to the kill web, how he’s planning to retain the right people, and how the integration of Special Operations and the regular Army is more important now than ever. He defined professional war-fighting and the art and science relationship between commissioned and non-commissioned officers. Plus he shares how his experience in the Special Forces shadows prepared him for the limelight of the SMA role. Episode 143 is live! #SergeantMajorOfTheA