Stop Calling Armed Mobs the “Militia”

Frequent guest blogger Kera Rolsen gets into the nitty-gritty details of that complicated figure of the Star Wars world, Saw Gerrera. Is he a freedom fighter? A terrorist? Listen for the ultimate conclusion to this long-running debate. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://angrystaffofficer.com/2021/06/15/is-saw-gerrera-a-terrorist/

Guest blogger Kera Rolsen analyzes Starbuck's leadership, from the show "Battlestar Galactica."  This episode is also available as a blog post: http://angrystaffofficer.com/2020/01/06/the-case-against-starbuck-why-talent-is-not-enough/

If you've never had the experience of presenting the flag to a family at a graveside service or funeral, it is an incredibly powerful experience. You never know what you're going to find. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://angrystaffofficer.com/2019/08/27/on-rendering-honor/

It is common to refer to large groups of armed individuals in the US as a "militia;" but this is problematic, as that term carries with it legal and historical ramifications. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://angrystaffofficer.com/2020/01/20/stop-calling-armed-mobs-the-militia/

A work of pure fiction, but...what if Lincoln had accepted those war elephants from Siam? And what if they'd been at Gettysburg? I highly recommend visiting the original blog post of this to view the amazing concept art done for the unit's colors and crest. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://angrystaffofficer.com/2019/08/12/if-the-u-s-army-had-elephants-in-the-civil-war/

On the U.S. military's near obsession with branding its people with the "warrior" appellation.  This episode is also available as a blog post: http://angrystaffofficer.com/2016/12/14/stop-calling-us-warriors/

This was first written in 2015. Hindsight makes it a little too on-the-nose. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://angrystaffofficer.com/2015/10/12/the-refugee-crisis-of-1848/

For all that strategic and tactical nerdery in a galaxy far, far away. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://angrystaffofficer.com/2015/11/17/center-for-galactic-lessons-learned/

What happens when your commander is drunk at the time of the battle? Well, it might be a short battle. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://angrystaffofficer.com/2015/09/16/drunken-disaster-at-harpers-ferry/

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://angrystaffofficer.com/2021/06/10/francois-de-fleury-the-most-badass-engineer-of-the-american-revolution/