Doctrine, Droids, & Dragons: An Impassioned Plea for Unconventional Professional Development

While attending a Working Group during my deployment to Romania, my fellow Field Grade Officers and I were discussing the Initial Operating Capabilities (IOC) and Full Operating Capabilities (FOC) for our Tactical Command Posts (TAC) within the context of Large-Scale Combat Operations (LSCO).  As we discussed these capabilities, we briefly touched on the criteria to begin breaking down our TAC …