This is really important to the Army because it helps us drive change and move faster.

That's the professional service that we owe the Army.

It's like if you have a good idea, voice it.

Voice it. Put it in the infantry. Put it, you know, wherever it belongs and help the Army progress.

And so I really think that our system of journals, and the fact that it is totally public

and unclassified, it's really like a superpower for the United States Army.

Hey, welcome back to the Modern War Institute podcast.

I brought to you with the generous support of the West Point Class of 1974.

I'm John Amble, and this episode features a discussion about a subject that is often treated

as a peripheral activity in the military, but is a defining characteristic of any profession, including the

profession of arms.

Writing.

Professional military writing is the way we share information, new ideas, and creative solutions

to problems.

It's the way we drive bottom-up change, and it's vital if the Army is to be prepared

for the challenges of tomorrow's battlefield.

That's why a year ago, the Army's senior most leadership backed a new initiative called the Harding Project,

aimed at renewing and re-energizing professional writing in the Army.

In this episode, I'm joined by two of the leaders of that project and driving forces behind its work,

Lieutenant Colonel Zach Griffiths and Sergeant First Class Leighton Summerlin. They describe progress made over the Harding Project's first year

and explain why the Army needs its people to share their ideas by writing. Before we get to

the discussion, a couple quick notes. First, a very special thank you as always to the West Point

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