Kate Kuzminski @klkuzminski.bsky.social · 03/04/2026The last 24 hours have raised questions and attention about the Secretary of Defense's role in General Officer promotions. 141
Reposted by Kate KuzminskiMichael S. Pollard @sociologian.bsky.social · 26/03/2026In earlier work with @klkuzminski.bsky.social we showed that older recruits were promoted more quickly and re-enlisted at higher rates than recruits under 20. This change brings the Army's age requirements more in line with other branches of the military. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/25/u...nytimes.comArmy Raises Enlistment Age Limit to 42 and Eases Marijuana Rules 121
Reposted by Kate Kuzminski🍁🍂 🎃 Diva for the Season 💚💙🏈🫶👠👑 @queenofthinair.bsky.social · 13/03/2026warontherocks.com/2026/03/mili... @bradduplessis.bsky.social bringing some damn sense #RealPMEwarontherocks.comMilitary Senior Service Colleges Require Reform, But There Sure Are Some Bad Ideas Out There“No one is thinking if everyone is thinking alike.” Gen. George S. Patton’s quip shows that he not only understood the advantage of audacious combat 0247
Reposted by Kate KuzminskiCarrie A Lee @carriealee.bsky.social · 08/12/2025Terrific new roundtable review for the H-Diplo Jervis Forum on Mara Karlin's outstanding book, The Inheritance. An all-star lineup of reviewers in Peter Feaver, @klkuzminski.bsky.social, @profjessblankshain.bsky.social, and Paula Thornhill! Read closely and in full! issforum.org/roundtables/...issforum.orgJervis Forum Roundtable 17-19 on Karlin, The InheritanceH-Diplo | Robert Jervis International Security Studies Forum Roundtable Review 17-19 Mara E. Karlin, The Inheritance: America’s Military After Two Decades of War. Brookings Institution Press, 2022. 171
Reposted by Kate KuzminskiLindsay P Cohn @lindsaypcohn.bsky.social · 25/11/2025Super excited that a new edited volume, Bend But Do Not Break, is coming out, edited by Jaron Wharton, @klkuzminski.bsky.social @jkdemp.bsky.social @mzmargulies.bsky.social Keith Carter, and @carriealee.bsky.social And it’s apparently doing well on the amazons 43617
Reposted by Kate KuzminskiThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 05/09/2025In @nytopinion.nytimes.com Since the Russian invasion, the security services of Russia and Ukraine "have discovered a cheap and accessible asset — youngsters who can be recruited for one-off covert attacks," Lilia Yapparova, an investigative reporter, writes in a guest essay.nyti.msOpinion | The War in Ukraine Has a Shocking New WeaponTeenagers are being recruited for one-off covert attacks behind enemy lines. 74015
Reposted by Kate KuzminskiSteven Beynon @stevenbeynon.bsky.social · 22/04/2025Scoop: The Army is implementing a gender neutral fitness test for combat arms in June www.military.com/daily-news/2...military.comNew Army Fitness Test: No More Ball Yeet, Higher Standards for Combat ArmsAmong the most notable adjustments, which will likely be met with glee across the ranks, is the removal of the Standing Power Throw. 173
Reposted by Kate KuzminskiAlex Horton @alexhorton.bsky.social · 20/04/2025The recovery, which took a week and hundreds of personnel, was punctuated by fuel leaks and engineering setbacks. It ended when an Estonian dog team smelled faint traces of the fourth soldier still in the bog. The fuller story: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...washingtonpost.comTragedy killed 4 U.S. soldiers in Lithuania. A small army got them home.Over seven days, hundreds of people from four countries searched a muddy bog for the missing Americans. This is their remarkable story. 0236
Reposted by Kate KuzminskiAlex Horton @alexhorton.bsky.social · 20/04/2025The mission to recover 4 U.S. soldiers from a Lithuanian bog was more complex and dangerous that you know. Navy divers could barely breathe in the thick mud, struggling to move as if it were drying concrete. They couldn't see anything and did their work entirely by touch. 1206
Reposted by Kate KuzminskiThe Center for a New American Security @cnas.bsky.social · 16/04/2025NEW: CNAS launches National Security Human Capital (NSHC) Program, a major research program led by @klkuzminski.bsky.social focused on strengthening the United States’ most critical defense asset: its people. www.cnas.org/press/press-...cnas.orgCNAS Launches New National Security Human Capital Program to Safeguard America’s Warfighting EdgeMilitary personnel, political appointees, and civil servants meet the demands of the National Security Strategy by providing the nation with the… 035
Reposted by Kate KuzminskiMilitary.com @militarydotcom.bsky.social · 14/03/2025Army Reverses Course and Resumes Remote Entrance Exam Testing After Cutting Off Fundingmilitary.comArmy Reverses Course and Resumes Remote Entrance Exam Testing After Cutting Off FundingThe Army has reversed its decision to halt travel funding that enabled potential recruits to take the military entrance exam at remote locations and high schools -- just a week after cutting off the… 025
Kate Kuzminski @klkuzminski.bsky.social · 10/03/2025Important new @foreignaffairs.com piece from @cnas.bsky.social’s Defense Program Director @spettyjohn.bsky.social: www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...foreignaffairs.comAmerica’s Eroding AirpowerWashington must upgrade its fleet of planes, drones, and missiles. 010
Kate Kuzminski @klkuzminski.bsky.social · 04/03/2025A vital piece in @warontherocks.bsky.social warontherocks.com/2025/03/roug...warontherocks.comRough Seas Ahead: Steering the Military Profession - War on the RocksThe cyclone of rapid-fire actions taken by the Trump administration in its first weeks has affected every part of the U.S. government, including the 011
Kate Kuzminski @klkuzminski.bsky.social · 27/02/2025New and important from @lindsaypcohn.bsky.social in @lawfare.bsky.social: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/trum...lawfaremedia.orgTrump’s Military Purge Spells Trouble for Democracy and DefenseFiring military leaders for perceived disloyalty is often part of a strategy to consolidate regime power—even as it weakens the military. 021
Reposted by Kate KuzminskiThe Center for a New American Security @cnas.bsky.social · 21/01/2025From @klkuzminski.bsky.social: "Tackle the Military Recruiting Crisis" www.cnas.org/publications...cnas.orgTackle the Military Recruiting CrisisThe Trump administration should drive a whole-of-government approach to address the military recruiting crisis. 112
Reposted by Kate KuzminskiJacob Stokes @jacobstokes.bsky.social · 20/01/2025Dig into the full volume here: www.cnas.org/publications... Featuring stellar contributions from @rhfontaine.bsky.social, @klkuzminski.bsky.social, @beccawasser.bsky.social, @vivekchil.bsky.social, and @jonathanlorddc.bsky.social, along with other incisive colleagues without bsky accounts.cnas.orgThe First 100 DaysThe First 100 Days is a series of recommendations from CNAS experts. The recommendations span the most pressing issues that will test the administration. 012
Kate Kuzminski @klkuzminski.bsky.social · 10/01/2025Always fun to join @jkdemp.bsky.social for a conversation on @warontherocks.bsky.social Soldier Pulse podcast; this time, we’re talking officer promotions. How does it *actually* work? What’s the deal with generals? Can a president just fire a G/O?: warontherocks.com/episode/sold...warontherocks.comLet's Talk Promotions - War on the Rocks 010
Kate Kuzminski @klkuzminski.bsky.social · 09/01/2025Seven years. You would love the new office. You’d be proud of what we’ve continued to build. www.esquire.com/news-politic...esquire.comSaying Goodbye to One of the Best Men in WashingtonShawn Brimley was of a special breed. 021
Reposted by Kate KuzminskiTaren Sylvester @tcdsylvester.bsky.social · 31/12/2024Excited to close out the year with the inclusion of my piece with @klkuzminski.bsky.social among the most read War on the Rocks articles of 2024! Honored to be among such prodigious authors warontherocks.com/2024/12/most...warontherocks.comMost Read War on the Rocks Articles of 2024 - War on the RocksAs we close out 2024, War on the Rocks reflects on the stories and analyses that resonated most with our readers during a year marked by evolving 141
Kate Kuzminski @klkuzminski.bsky.social · 04/12/2024New @warontherocks.bsky.social piece from LTG David Barno and Dr. Nora Bensahel featuring analysis from @tcdsylvester.bsky.social + my recent @cnas.bsky.social report, "Back to the Drafting Board": warontherocks.com/2024/12/amer...warontherocks.comAmerica is Not Prepared for a Protracted War - War on the RocksThe gruesome ongoing war in Ukraine should have shattered any remaining illusions that the U.S. military can count on swiftly and decisively defeating any 143
Kate Kuzminski @klkuzminski.bsky.social · 22/11/2024NEW @defenseone.bsky.social OpEd from @cnas.bsky.social's @tcdsylvester.bsky.social and Kareen Hart: "To Improve Recruiting, Make Medical Standards Match Retention Ones" www.defenseone.com/ideas/2024/1...defenseone.comTo improve recruiting, make medical standards match retention onesMany of the assumptions that undergird the recruiting standards are outdated or simply wrong. 043
Kate Kuzminski @klkuzminski.bsky.social · 21/11/2024Fabulous profile. www.nytimes.com/athletic/593...nytimes.comArmy and its ‘fanatical’ coach aim for perfection. But is that enough?Jeff Monken and the undefeated Black Knights are marching toward a potential Playoff berth. There’s no margin for error. 010
Kate Kuzminski @klkuzminski.bsky.social · 18/11/2024I appreciated the opportunity to join Vox’s Today, Explained to discuss what the nominee for Secretary of Defense signals about future DoD policy and Civ-Mil norms. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...podcasts.apple.comTeam AmericaPodcast Episode · Today, Explained · 11/18/2024 · 27m 021
Reposted by Kate KuzminskiJason Dempsey @jkdemp.bsky.social · 15/11/2024Great to sit with @gregjaffe.bsky.social of WaPo and Kate Kuzminski to discuss military recruiting challenges. 133
Kate Kuzminski @klkuzminski.bsky.social · 15/11/2024Few better experiences than getting to discuss the state of military recruitment with @jkdemp.bsky.social + @gregjaffe.bsky.social on @warontherocks.bsky.social Soldier Pulse: warontherocks.com/episode/sold...warontherocks.comThe Army's Evolving Recruiting Standards and Their Implications - War on the Rocks 040