Jeff McCausland

retired Army colonel and former member of the National Security Council

Jeff McCausland, a retired Army colonel, is a visiting professor at Dickinson College. He commanded a battalion in combat, was a member of the National Security Council and was dean of the U.S. Army War College. He is the author of a new book, “Battle Tested! Gettysburg Leadership Lessons,” available on Amazon.


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Jeff McCausland

4w ago
Opinion

Hegseth was already an embarrassment. Then he posted ‘Franklin the Turtle.’

Hegseth’s appalling social media post sends the worst possible message to the more than 1 million service members who wear the uniform of the United States. 

7mos ago
MS NOW Opinion

Here’s what President Trump should say to those graduating from West Point

Military academy graduations are unique in that every graduate knows what their first job is going to be and where.

8mos ago
MS NOW Opinion

Pete Hegseth’s reason for dismissing top-ranking military leaders makes no sense

Hegseth has said his proposed reduction is not a “slash and burn exercise,” but it sure looks like it. 

12mos ago
MS NOW Opinion

Pete Hegseth’s only qualification for defense secretary is fealty to Trump

A cursory review of Hegseth’s background reveals he has little knowledge or experience of complex national security issues.

1year ago
MS NOW Opinion

I gave decades to our military. A Trump win could make me feel it was in vain.

The thought of Trump exacting retribution by politicizing the American military should terrify us all.

1year ago
MS NOW Opinion

How a second Trump term could put military officers in a dangerous bind

Ours is one of the few nations whose military swears allegiance to a system of government and not a dictator, king, queen or president.

2years ago
MS NOW Opinion

The worst implications of Trump’s ‘America First’ isolationism are coming into focus

Donald Trump’s apparent disconnect from reality during a challenging time in global history exposes the stakes of this year’s presidential election.