Steve Leonard
@doctrineman.bsky.social
Aging college prof and all-around nice guy. Views may be askew.
Breaking: White House Looking to Replace SecDef
Given the steady stream of gaffes over the past two months, this was likely the inevitable result. www.npr.org/2025/04/21/n...
#Loyalty is not a measure of #ability. And there's no way POTUS is riding out this train wreck.
Given the steady stream of gaffes over the past two months, this was likely the inevitable result. www.npr.org/2025/04/21/n...
#Loyalty is not a measure of #ability. And there's no way POTUS is riding out this train wreck.
Exclusive: The White House is looking to replace Pete Hegseth as defense secretary
The White House has begun the process of looking for a new secretary of defense, according to a U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly.
www.npr.org
April 21, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Breaking: White House Looking to Replace SecDef
Given the steady stream of gaffes over the past two months, this was likely the inevitable result. www.npr.org/2025/04/21/n...
#Loyalty is not a measure of #ability. And there's no way POTUS is riding out this train wreck.
Given the steady stream of gaffes over the past two months, this was likely the inevitable result. www.npr.org/2025/04/21/n...
#Loyalty is not a measure of #ability. And there's no way POTUS is riding out this train wreck.
This just keeps getting better. edition.cnn.com/2025/04/20/p...
April 21, 2025 at 10:59 AM
This just keeps getting better. edition.cnn.com/2025/04/20/p...
Ready for some #Friday #DoctrineMan #humor?
For years, I heard people complain about others who landed key jobs because they were runners. They could run farther, faster, and longer than others and that was often equated to #leadership ability.
Move over runners. The #overhead #yeet has arrived.
For years, I heard people complain about others who landed key jobs because they were runners. They could run farther, faster, and longer than others and that was often equated to #leadership ability.
Move over runners. The #overhead #yeet has arrived.
April 18, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Ready for some #Friday #DoctrineMan #humor?
For years, I heard people complain about others who landed key jobs because they were runners. They could run farther, faster, and longer than others and that was often equated to #leadership ability.
Move over runners. The #overhead #yeet has arrived.
For years, I heard people complain about others who landed key jobs because they were runners. They could run farther, faster, and longer than others and that was often equated to #leadership ability.
Move over runners. The #overhead #yeet has arrived.
#DoctrineMan is like the Cold War. It ended, but it didn't end. It was always stewing on the back burner, waiting for the right time to be annoying again.
The #newplane smell is gone from both the F-22 and F-35, and the F-15EX is like that kid at the dance no one wants for a partner.
The #newplane smell is gone from both the F-22 and F-35, and the F-15EX is like that kid at the dance no one wants for a partner.
March 27, 2025 at 3:45 PM
#DoctrineMan is like the Cold War. It ended, but it didn't end. It was always stewing on the back burner, waiting for the right time to be annoying again.
The #newplane smell is gone from both the F-22 and F-35, and the F-15EX is like that kid at the dance no one wants for a partner.
The #newplane smell is gone from both the F-22 and F-35, and the F-15EX is like that kid at the dance no one wants for a partner.
This is the soldier we found with like five pounds of weed in his wall locker.
Him: "There weren't any drugs in my wall locker."
CID: "We found them. We have them."
Him: "Nope. No drugs."
CID: "You're can talk now or you can spend a long tour at Fort Leavenworth."
Him: "I'm leaving."
CID: "Um..."
Him: "There weren't any drugs in my wall locker."
CID: "We found them. We have them."
Him: "Nope. No drugs."
CID: "You're can talk now or you can spend a long tour at Fort Leavenworth."
Him: "I'm leaving."
CID: "Um..."
Reporter: Why were those details shared on signal?
Hegseth: Nobody was texting war plans
Hegseth: Nobody was texting war plans
March 25, 2025 at 11:18 AM
This is the soldier we found with like five pounds of weed in his wall locker.
Him: "There weren't any drugs in my wall locker."
CID: "We found them. We have them."
Him: "Nope. No drugs."
CID: "You're can talk now or you can spend a long tour at Fort Leavenworth."
Him: "I'm leaving."
CID: "Um..."
Him: "There weren't any drugs in my wall locker."
CID: "We found them. We have them."
Him: "Nope. No drugs."
CID: "You're can talk now or you can spend a long tour at Fort Leavenworth."
Him: "I'm leaving."
CID: "Um..."
The #DoctrineMan #jokes write themselves.
The initial response to this was sadly #predictable. I've come to expect much more. They had a perfect #opportunity to say something like, "𝙔𝙚𝙖𝙝, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙖𝙙𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙙𝙧𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙡 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝘼𝙛𝙜𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣 𝙤𝙣 𝘼𝙊𝙇 𝙄𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙈𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧," but didn't.
The initial response to this was sadly #predictable. I've come to expect much more. They had a perfect #opportunity to say something like, "𝙔𝙚𝙖𝙝, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙖𝙙𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙙𝙧𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙡 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝘼𝙛𝙜𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣 𝙤𝙣 𝘼𝙊𝙇 𝙄𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙈𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧," but didn't.
March 25, 2025 at 11:05 AM
The #DoctrineMan #jokes write themselves.
The initial response to this was sadly #predictable. I've come to expect much more. They had a perfect #opportunity to say something like, "𝙔𝙚𝙖𝙝, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙖𝙙𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙙𝙧𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙡 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝘼𝙛𝙜𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣 𝙤𝙣 𝘼𝙊𝙇 𝙄𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙈𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧," but didn't.
The initial response to this was sadly #predictable. I've come to expect much more. They had a perfect #opportunity to say something like, "𝙔𝙚𝙖𝙝, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙖𝙙𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙙𝙧𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙡 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝘼𝙛𝙜𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣 𝙤𝙣 𝘼𝙊𝙇 𝙄𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙈𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧," but didn't.
Personally, I look forward to seeing a bunch of people who probably don't have drivers licenses or have never looked under the hood of a car try to make sense of all the repair parts the services purchase each year.
Friday is officially #funday in the land of #DoctrineMan.
Friday is officially #funday in the land of #DoctrineMan.
March 21, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Personally, I look forward to seeing a bunch of people who probably don't have drivers licenses or have never looked under the hood of a car try to make sense of all the repair parts the services purchase each year.
Friday is officially #funday in the land of #DoctrineMan.
Friday is officially #funday in the land of #DoctrineMan.
Just another day in the Building...
March 14, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Just another day in the Building...
Get working on those bullet points for OPM.
February 23, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Get working on those bullet points for OPM.
But Murphy's Laws of Combat are something else altogether. Murphy lives on the battlefield. Anyone with a few deployments under their belt can tell you that. The best ones were the subject of my #PointofDeparture column this week: news.clearancejobs.com/2025/02/18/l...
Leadership Challenges: Murphy’s Laws of Combat
Simplicity’s existence as a principle of war suggests that Murphy was always a recognized and unavoidable consequence of combat.
news.clearancejobs.com
February 18, 2025 at 8:15 PM
But Murphy's Laws of Combat are something else altogether. Murphy lives on the battlefield. Anyone with a few deployments under their belt can tell you that. The best ones were the subject of my #PointofDeparture column this week: news.clearancejobs.com/2025/02/18/l...
But lost the cap to your canteen and they'll come for every red cent. www.military.com/daily-news/i...
Over $151 Million Taken from Soldiers' Paychecks for Food Costs Spent Elsewhere by the Army
The money is collected in what amounts to a tax on troops -- taken from their Basic Allowance for Subsistence payments, roughly $460 per month that is automatically deducted from the paychecks of serv...
www.military.com
February 14, 2025 at 7:37 PM
But lost the cap to your canteen and they'll come for every red cent. www.military.com/daily-news/i...
Every #comic tells a #story
Sometimes, they're not meant to be funny. Sometimes, they tell the story within the story. Sometimes, the humor bites a bit deep. Sometimes, they just need to say what's not being said.
#DoctrineMan ain't dead yet.
Sometimes, they're not meant to be funny. Sometimes, they tell the story within the story. Sometimes, the humor bites a bit deep. Sometimes, they just need to say what's not being said.
#DoctrineMan ain't dead yet.
February 14, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Every #comic tells a #story
Sometimes, they're not meant to be funny. Sometimes, they tell the story within the story. Sometimes, the humor bites a bit deep. Sometimes, they just need to say what's not being said.
#DoctrineMan ain't dead yet.
Sometimes, they're not meant to be funny. Sometimes, they tell the story within the story. Sometimes, the humor bites a bit deep. Sometimes, they just need to say what's not being said.
#DoctrineMan ain't dead yet.
“𝘞𝘦’𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘢𝘵 #𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 #𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘴. 𝘞𝘦’𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢𝘴 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘢𝘵 #𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 #𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘮 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘵.”
If I had a nickel... well, you know how that goes.
My latest in #PointofDeparture: news.clearancejobs.com/2025/02/04/h...
If I had a nickel... well, you know how that goes.
My latest in #PointofDeparture: news.clearancejobs.com/2025/02/04/h...
Houston, We Have a Problem: The Idiot’s Guide to Problem-Solving
We make problem-solving a lot harder than it needs to be. With some up front sweat equity and hard work, we get a good ROI on time and effort.
news.clearancejobs.com
February 9, 2025 at 12:17 PM
“𝘞𝘦’𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘢𝘵 #𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 #𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘴. 𝘞𝘦’𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢𝘴 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘢𝘵 #𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 #𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘮 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘵.”
If I had a nickel... well, you know how that goes.
My latest in #PointofDeparture: news.clearancejobs.com/2025/02/04/h...
If I had a nickel... well, you know how that goes.
My latest in #PointofDeparture: news.clearancejobs.com/2025/02/04/h...
Every #comic tells a #story
From big watches to speed bumps to storytelling with the hands, this comic was all Air Force, all day.
#DoctrineMan wears a big watch, too.
From big watches to speed bumps to storytelling with the hands, this comic was all Air Force, all day.
#DoctrineMan wears a big watch, too.
February 9, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Every #comic tells a #story
From big watches to speed bumps to storytelling with the hands, this comic was all Air Force, all day.
#DoctrineMan wears a big watch, too.
From big watches to speed bumps to storytelling with the hands, this comic was all Air Force, all day.
#DoctrineMan wears a big watch, too.
Death to Decaf.
Decaf coffee is not safe for human consumption, health advocacy group warns
Some health advocacy groups are arguing that decaffeinated coffee is not safe for human consumption.
www.wfsb.com
April 8, 2024 at 11:34 AM
Death to Decaf.
The VA is doubling down on the PACT Act. Just yesterday, the VA announced that ALL veterans exposed to toxins and other hazards while serving are now eligible to enroll directly in VA health care.
The process might take some time, but it's worth the effort. Don't wait. Don't become a statistic.
The process might take some time, but it's worth the effort. Don't wait. Don't become a statistic.
The Smell of Victory: Putting the PACT Act to Work for You
In the aftermath of military service, a seasoned veteran reflects on his burn pit exposure and experience with the PACT Act.
news.clearancejobs.com
March 6, 2024 at 5:58 PM
The VA is doubling down on the PACT Act. Just yesterday, the VA announced that ALL veterans exposed to toxins and other hazards while serving are now eligible to enroll directly in VA health care.
The process might take some time, but it's worth the effort. Don't wait. Don't become a statistic.
The process might take some time, but it's worth the effort. Don't wait. Don't become a statistic.
You're a 63-year old dude with liver spots and a receding hairline. You met an attractive young someone on a dating app for people with irritable bowel syndrome.
It's scam. Resist the temptation to impress them with your unfettered access to classified information.
It's scam. Resist the temptation to impress them with your unfettered access to classified information.
Air Force Employee Indicted for Unlawful Disclosure of Classified National Defense Information
A civilian employee of the U.S. Air Force assigned to the U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), at Offutt Air Force Base, was arrested Friday, March 1, for allegedly conspiring to transmit and transmit...
www.justice.gov
March 6, 2024 at 1:19 PM
You're a 63-year old dude with liver spots and a receding hairline. You met an attractive young someone on a dating app for people with irritable bowel syndrome.
It's scam. Resist the temptation to impress them with your unfettered access to classified information.
It's scam. Resist the temptation to impress them with your unfettered access to classified information.
This is... unsettling: "We tracked down the person behind the account called Shaggy, who is a committed Trump supporter living in Michigan... When I tried to question him on the AI-generated image he blocked me." www.bbc.com/news/world-u...
Trump supporters target black voters with faked AI images
Faked images of black voters with Trump are a growing disinformation trend in the US election, the BBC finds.
www.bbc.com
March 4, 2024 at 1:05 PM
This is... unsettling: "We tracked down the person behind the account called Shaggy, who is a committed Trump supporter living in Michigan... When I tried to question him on the AI-generated image he blocked me." www.bbc.com/news/world-u...
My spring reading list is already long, but it just got longer. @underwaterlance.bsky.social, is back in April with Chamber Divers, the long classified tale of the scientists who pioneered underwater reconnaissance in the years leading up to the D-Day landings. www.amazon.com/Chamber-Dive...
Chamber Divers: The Untold Story of the D-Day Scientists Who Changed Special Operations Forever: Lance, Rachel: 9780593184936: Amazon.com: Books
Chamber Divers: The Untold Story of the D-Day Scientists Who Changed Special Operations Forever [Lance, Rachel] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Chamber Divers: The Untold Story of the D-Day Scientists Who Changed Special Operations Forever
www.amazon.com
February 22, 2024 at 6:55 PM
My spring reading list is already long, but it just got longer. @underwaterlance.bsky.social, is back in April with Chamber Divers, the long classified tale of the scientists who pioneered underwater reconnaissance in the years leading up to the D-Day landings. www.amazon.com/Chamber-Dive...
I won't lie. I always put my hands in my pockets. It was rebellious streak showing through.
Navy Lifts Ban on Sailors Putting Hands in Pockets, Rolls Out Various New Uniform Changes
Among the raft of uniform tweaks and changes were also authorizations for chaplains to wear their new warfare insignia and for the Navy's forthcoming warrant officer drone pilots to wear their wings.
www.military.com
February 15, 2024 at 5:55 PM
I won't lie. I always put my hands in my pockets. It was rebellious streak showing through.
The jokes are gonna write themselves. Skip the interview and watch Weekend Update on Saturday.
Tucker Carlson confirms he’s interviewing Vladimir Putin
Controversial ex-Fox News host is in Moscow to talk to the Russian leader.
www.politico.eu
February 7, 2024 at 10:37 PM
The jokes are gonna write themselves. Skip the interview and watch Weekend Update on Saturday.
You can't carry a TS clearance for years on end and not come away with some good stories. But my favorite one is getting through nearly five years and a deployment without any clearance at all. #PointofDeparture
Tales from the SCIF: A Clearance Journey
You can’t have a security clearance for decades and not walk away with a few stories. Some won't see the light of day for obvious reasons.
news.clearancejobs.com
February 6, 2024 at 6:36 PM
You can't carry a TS clearance for years on end and not come away with some good stories. But my favorite one is getting through nearly five years and a deployment without any clearance at all. #PointofDeparture
Honestly, you can almost hear the voice of Darth Vader: "I am altering the deal, pray I don't alter it any further."
Ukraine war: No more easy deals for Russian convicts freed to fight
Russian prisoners released to fight in Ukraine are no longer offered a presidential pardon and face stricter conditions.
www.bbc.com
February 4, 2024 at 12:49 PM
Honestly, you can almost hear the voice of Darth Vader: "I am altering the deal, pray I don't alter it any further."