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Featured Book Military Culture Shift: The Impact of War, Money, and Generational Perspective on Morale, Retention, and Leadership Author: Corie Weathers, LPC Publisher: Elva Resa Publishing Copyright Date: 2023 Hard/Softcover/Digital: Hardcover, 352 pages ISBN-13: 978-1934617786 Reviewed by: LTC Jess Rankin, USA (Ret.)
Review: Military Culture Shift is a thoughtful review of the U.S. military’s sometimes tenuous relationship with families after 20 years of continuous combat operations. Corie Weathers’ empathy for the institutional military and service member families grants legitimacy to the analysis. The work is striking with insight on generational cultural norms and communication styles. Particularly interesting are the author’s notes on cultural similarities between grandparent and grandchildren generations, almost like how genetic inheritance can “skip a generation.” Military Culture Shift is an ambitious if uneven work, well worth the investment in time for leaders and policymakers. Weathers, a licensed professional counselor, starts with the ambitious goal of untangling the military’s current “wicked problem” of wellness and morale through storytelling. The author succeeds in explaining how well-intentioned solutions to one problem end up creating new challenges. For example, the nation’s shift from conscription to an all-volunteer military solved a political problem. However, this required expanding the recruitment pool to individuals with families. This fundamental shift in recruiting created a series of follow-on consequences in family support.
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Defense ARJ , Spring 2025, Vol. 32 No. 1
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