My Comment on the CSA's Reading List

General Raymond T. Odierno
38th Army Chief of Staff

Recently, the Chief of Staff of the Army posted his Professional Reading Recommendations from the Chief and invited comments.  Here is mine ...

"Sir, outstanding list, except for the absence of any reference to a Joint or an Army doctrine publication. Lists like these inform the ranks on what you think is important and worth knowing. It clues people in on what things they should be learning more about. If doctrine is really important to the Army, like you and both of your predecessors have said, then the lack of even a single joint publication or field manual on the list says that none of you were really serious about that."