billy, I'm finishing my second course (of 3) at the War College right now, final is next week. National Security Decision Making. Just finished reading all the perspectives of all COCOM commanders for the past 20 years. Near the top of my class, but I wasn't fortunate enough to get permanent orders, so I'm doing it concurrent to a robust staff tour before I go back to an operational command. The final course is Joint Military Operations. I've also completed all Marine enlisted PME up through SgtMajor, and taught adjunctively with the National Defense University from 95 to 98. I'm also a Fleet Marine Force qualified officer, which means I've demonstrated proficiency in all four elements of Marine Air Ground Task Force in combat. Two combat tours to Iraq with 2/3 Marines ... if it has to do with combat since 1987, I would've thought I'd heard about it.
