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@Neil_the_Runner @Educated_Runner

Former instructor in PME and part time runner. Much better at one than the other. All views are unofficial and mine, especially about dogs.

Joined September 2019
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No matter how good you feel it is impossible to run a PR at every race. But if you don’t ‘go for it’ you will never achieve it. Today I went out hard to get a PB and completely blew up, arriving at the line over 2 mins short of target. Maybe don’t go quite so hard next race.
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Well would you look at that! 18 months away and a return to live rugby with some epic catching and driving , outstanding work @LeicesterTigers I have missed #WelfordRoad and being part of the the #TigersRoar
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Thank you to all the volunteers this morning. @parkrunUK is back. There were racers, joggers, walkers, families, dogs and high spirits on the course. I have missed #parkrun although sub-20 felt a bit harder than it did last time I toed the line, no idea why though. 👍
After 11 months, the @DefenceHQ team at @DefAcUK and @DSD_Kings are very proud of the members of @UKACSC 24 who have Passed Joint Staff College today. Many congratulations on all the hard work. Good luck
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Professional military education is not just for regulars; the main residential phase of @UKACSC (Reserves) begins today at the @DefAcUK - good luck to staff and students on the journey. #PME
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“You know a concept is in trouble when the theorist who gave birth to it abandons it” - ⁦@UKACSC⁩ student gives an in-depth assessment of what’s wrong with Strategic Culture in the latest post on ⁦@DefAcUK⁩ ‘s Cormorants Nest. ⁦ medium.com/the-cormorants-ne…

What’s wrong with Strategic Culture?

A lot say the critics. You know a concept is in trouble when the theorist who gave birth to it, abandons it. Whilst others have gone on to…

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If I was so bold to add to this article, the modern RSM is also able to have the conversations that the CO cannot. Sometimes it was just using different language, others it was the quiet word. And of course telling me things I needed to know. I will be eternally grateful.
thearmyleader.co.uk@thearmyleader
6 Jul 2021
Gone are the days when the stereotypical RSM was someone with a large frame, large moustache and spent their time as rear marker on CO’s PT… a large presence seemed to be the most important factor. thearmyleader.co.uk/modern-r… #thearmyleader #leaders #leadership #britisharmy
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“The first time a team responds to a crisis shouldn’t be a response to an actual crisis” A productive strategic tool as well as a tool for training & simulation. Well worth a listen @UKACSC
Visualising War and Peace@VisualisingWar
5 Jul 2021
The second of our two bonus episodes, released today, looks at the long history of wargaming and explores its impact on how we visualise and conduct war - with Aggie Hirst @DSD_Kings, @KonigAlice and Aristidis A. Foley. You can tune in here: buzzsprout.com/1717787/87632…
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What does #futurewar mean to you? Today .@UKACSC @DefAcUK present their visions of the role of AI, Climate Change, Deception and Space amongst others on the #WesternWayofWar in the future Photo by Mikhail Nilov from Pexels
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Defence Studies KCL@DSD_Kings
30 Jun 2021
🌟🏆 Congratulations to our best performing 2019-2020 MA students at RCDS & @UKACSC - the bar is raised every year! ow.ly/yay250FlFTw
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A thought provoking piece by @UKACSC on Cormorants Nest How do we upgrade the human operating system for the conflicts of the future? link.medium.com/dv4eU4imlhb

‘Updates are available.’ How do we upgrade the human operating system?

“The most important six inches on the battlefield is between your ears.”

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As all the services look to the role of #AI in the Information Age, Cormorant’s Nest takes a critical view on the question of who fights for whom? @UKACSC link.medium.com/Qc0rJ5TFahb

War in the Information Age: who fights for whom?

‘If twenty-first-century warfare has any theme, it is information,’ notes Robert Leonhard. He is here describing the implications of the…

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.@UKACSC students look further at the psychological resilience training needed to enhance the workforce in the latest post on Cormorant’s Nest link.medium.com/FKracsIz5gb

“That which does not kill us, makes us stronger”

Nietzsche’s famous dictum still resonates today. But what does his theory mean for psychological resilience? This blog explores evidence…

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The latest @UKACSC submission to Cormorant’s Nest considers whether the @BritishArmy is doing enough to train for the cognitive load of modern warfare in order to match ‘brainpower with firepower’ link.medium.com/laqPUqzmXgb

“The Mind is Primary.” Is the British Army doing enough to train it?

“The Mind is Primary.” What has the quote from an extreme Alpine mountaineer have to do with military training?

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Really impressed by the work the syndicates were doing this morning, wargaming allowed the @UKACSC students to examine alternative approaches and the effect cyber can have on audiences.
Heber Ackland 🇺🇦 🇨🇦 🇬🇧@HeberAckland
9 Jun 2021
Applied knowledge & understanding is key to @JSCSCShrivenham @DefAcUK programmes & informs critical thinking & decision making. Here members of @UKACSC are cyber ‘war-gaming’ supported by the Cyber School, @dstlmod, Joint Cyber Unit (R) & other partners #Innovationineducation
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Absolutely great news, an .@UKACSC 23 graduate demonstrates the standard of the work going on at the @DefAcUK
Defence Studies KCL@DSD_Kings
7 Jun 2021
🥇 Congratulations to @DSD_Kings student Surgeon Captain @RichardHeames, from @DefAcUK on winning the 2021 best MA student thesis on medical ethics from @EuroIsme 👏 Read about it here: ow.ly/GysD50F4s8Q @KCLMilEthics @davidwhetham
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Society has changed, our people have changed, our adversaries have changed as has warfare - .@UKACSC explores whether the British Army is ready to reform the Military Discipline system. link.medium.com/xsKAYKzLCgb

Military Discipline: is the British Army Ready to Reform?

The British Army conceived its current disciplinary process in an era of attrition-based conflict requiring punitive practises to regulate…

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The language of war really matters in a democracy, it is how we conceive of and use violence The latest thoughts from @UKACSC are on Cormorants Nest link.medium.com/FQFu8datzgb

Fighting the language of war

Why should I care about the language of war? Because language reflects how we collectively conceive of and use violence.

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‘In a democratic system public support and understanding for a major military operation are essential’ A .@UKACSC student has posed the difficult question, are we letting society down by euphemisms of PRECISE - KINETIC - DEGRADED - DIMINISHED? link.medium.com/Z1pODD2Vlgb

Does this look like precision to you?

“No” said my 20-year-old nephew, Harry. I had to agree.

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