Crisis of Command: How We Lost Trust and Confidence in America's Generals and Politicians
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- Author：Stuart Scheller
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Summary
Wall Street Journal Bestseller
USA Today Bestseller
Publishers Weekly Bestseller
As Seen on Tucker Carlson
Combat-decorated Marine officer Stuart Scheller speaks out against the debacle of the Afghan pullout as the culmination of a decades-long and still-ongoing betrayal of military members by top leadership， from generals to the commander in chief， comes to light。
Lieutenant Colonel Stuart Scheller was the perfect Marine。 Battle tested。 A leader。 Decorated for valor。 Yet when the United States acted like the Keystone Cops in a panicked haphazard exit from Afghanistan for political reasons， Scheller spoke out， and the generals lashed out。 In fact， they jailed him to keep him quiet， claiming he lost the “trust and confidence” bestowed upon him by the Marines。 When the faith and trust is exactly what our generals and even our commander-in-chief betrayed by exercising such reckless and derelict policies。 Now Scheller is free from the shackles of the Marine Corps and can speak his mind。 And in Crisis of Command， that he does。 He holds our generals’ feet to the fire。 The same generals who play frivolously with the lives of our service men and women for political gain。 The same general who lied to political leaders to further their own agendas and careers。 Stuart Scheller is here to say that the buck stops here。 Accountability starts now。 It’s time to demand accountability and stand up for our military。 In this book， Stuart Scheller shows us how。
USA Today Bestseller
Publishers Weekly Bestseller
As Seen on Tucker Carlson
Combat-decorated Marine officer Stuart Scheller speaks out against the debacle of the Afghan pullout as the culmination of a decades-long and still-ongoing betrayal of military members by top leadership， from generals to the commander in chief， comes to light。
Lieutenant Colonel Stuart Scheller was the perfect Marine。 Battle tested。 A leader。 Decorated for valor。 Yet when the United States acted like the Keystone Cops in a panicked haphazard exit from Afghanistan for political reasons， Scheller spoke out， and the generals lashed out。 In fact， they jailed him to keep him quiet， claiming he lost the “trust and confidence” bestowed upon him by the Marines。 When the faith and trust is exactly what our generals and even our commander-in-chief betrayed by exercising such reckless and derelict policies。 Now Scheller is free from the shackles of the Marine Corps and can speak his mind。 And in Crisis of Command， that he does。 He holds our generals’ feet to the fire。 The same generals who play frivolously with the lives of our service men and women for political gain。 The same general who lied to political leaders to further their own agendas and careers。 Stuart Scheller is here to say that the buck stops here。 Accountability starts now。 It’s time to demand accountability and stand up for our military。 In this book， Stuart Scheller shows us how。
Reviews
Victoria
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What a courageous man。 He new what would happen going against protocol but was brave enough to come forward and call them out。 And he continues to call them out。
Beth
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I had seen the video the author had posted during that disaster of a pull out in Afghanistan and thought wow， that guy had some balls。 He’s correct of course， the high leadership in the military is a joke。 Since I’m not in the military I don’t really have a comment on the reason why， I suspect some stuff like being infiltrated by the enemy and democrat policies of idiocy; but since Stuart is a 17 year veteran， he has a lot of insight and I’m glad someone took a stand。 Excellent book and it’s jus I had seen the video the author had posted during that disaster of a pull out in Afghanistan and thought wow， that guy had some balls。 He’s correct of course， the high leadership in the military is a joke。 Since I’m not in the military I don’t really have a comment on the reason why， I suspect some stuff like being infiltrated by the enemy and democrat policies of idiocy; but since Stuart is a 17 year veteran， he has a lot of insight and I’m glad someone took a stand。 Excellent book and it’s just a shame that general officer level has become so corrupt but not surprising; it’s not your grandpas WW2 military anymore。 Give them enough time and the government will fuck up everything。 This is a great book with a lot of good leadership lessons。 Too bad no one who needs to learn will likely read this book。 。。。more
Perez
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Crisis of Command provides detailed account of current state of affairs and military leadership。 It is written from the perspective of a former Lt。 Col。 and Marine， Stuart Scheller。 It is the voice of a valiant warrior who shares his experiences and who demands the need for moral leadership and accountability from top leaders。 The author himself details his experiences and paid the price for taking a stand for accountability！ This book is a must read and in my personal library as one that is hea Crisis of Command provides detailed account of current state of affairs and military leadership。 It is written from the perspective of a former Lt。 Col。 and Marine， Stuart Scheller。 It is the voice of a valiant warrior who shares his experiences and who demands the need for moral leadership and accountability from top leaders。 The author himself details his experiences and paid the price for taking a stand for accountability！ This book is a must read and in my personal library as one that is heartfelt and relevant to All Americans who believe that accountability matters！ 。。。more
Steven
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A must read for the today’s Marine。 No organization is wholly free from rot and corruption， no matter how marginal or pronounced—the Marine Corps is not exempt。 LtCol Scheller details his personal and professional conflict with the institution while simultaneously exposing much broader， concerning， underlying themes that plague the modern military。 Failure to acknowledge our errors dooms us to repeat them at the expense of America’s sons and daughters。 Lack of self criticism is one of the first A must read for the today’s Marine。 No organization is wholly free from rot and corruption， no matter how marginal or pronounced—the Marine Corps is not exempt。 LtCol Scheller details his personal and professional conflict with the institution while simultaneously exposing much broader， concerning， underlying themes that plague the modern military。 Failure to acknowledge our errors dooms us to repeat them at the expense of America’s sons and daughters。 Lack of self criticism is one of the first indicators and symptoms of a dying organization。 The organization is refreshed by critical， and counter-norm perspectives that are unbound from politics， accepted-narratives， and formally approved positions。 My highest recommendation for those looking to dive into controversial and current issues plaguing the Marine Corps。 。。。more
Karen Raap
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Crisis of Command is written as a factual detail of our current state of affairs as lived by one man。 It is one man's journey， in his own words， Lt。 Col。 Stu Scheller， resigned。 He is on a mission。 Stu Scheller had the moral courage &/ cajones to demand accountability from military leadership following the Afghanistan withdrawal。 That is why he went viral and why this book is a best seller。 His talking points are easily relatable such as: risk， beliefs， resiliency vs。 critical thought （not to be Crisis of Command is written as a factual detail of our current state of affairs as lived by one man。 It is one man's journey， in his own words， Lt。 Col。 Stu Scheller， resigned。 He is on a mission。 Stu Scheller had the moral courage &/ cajones to demand accountability from military leadership following the Afghanistan withdrawal。 That is why he went viral and why this book is a best seller。 His talking points are easily relatable such as: risk， beliefs， resiliency vs。 critical thought （not to be confused with c。r。t）， sacrifice， deflect， anger and blame。 Stu Scheller details many leadership qualities that ring true to major corporations and also to politics。 His points are nonbiased and read from the perspective of a Lt。 Col。 who gave of himself for 17 years， who sacrificed everything including his family。 Working "dark to dark"， critical decision making， "returns on investment" and how this relates to a military spouse， as well as the topic of promotions and the "yes men"。 He redefines PTSD as post traumatic growth。 An excellent point also being examined by many in Veteran's services and even explored in continuing education classes I have taken for massage therapy。 Crisis of Command is a must read， as it is current history unfolding， it is the reason Americans are rallying behind him and his mission to effect change。 。。。more
Rick Davis
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Lieutenant Colonel Scheller's book is one that I did not want to put down。 He is to be commended for having the courage to see the faults， problems， and misgivings in the military-industrial complex and then have the courage to question the senior leadership。The withdraw from Afghanistan was a debacle， orchestrated and ordered by inept politicians and cowardly senior officers。 The mission was carried out by courageous junior enlisted members and junior officers who suffered from the decisions ma Lieutenant Colonel Scheller's book is one that I did not want to put down。 He is to be commended for having the courage to see the faults， problems， and misgivings in the military-industrial complex and then have the courage to question the senior leadership。The withdraw from Afghanistan was a debacle， orchestrated and ordered by inept politicians and cowardly senior officers。 The mission was carried out by courageous junior enlisted members and junior officers who suffered from the decisions made above them。 Those senior leaders are the individuals who refuse to be held accountable for what happened。I served in two branches of the military as an enlisted man （USAF and USMC）， but often saw the pressure to conform placed on people。 LtCol Scheller had the courage to speak up and call into question the senior leadership and the decisions that were made。 However， he paid the price for his courage and was punished by senior leadership who still haven't been held accountable for their actions and inactions。LtCol Scheller points out and documents the hypocrisy， the protectionist mentality， and the favoritism existing at the highest levels of the military and government。 He also illustrates the cowardice of those who privately agree with him but refuse to speak up。 After all， the senior leadership of the Marine Corps has not only tried to silence LtCol Scheller， but those senior officers also know that they are creating fear amongst the junior members of the Corps to shut them up。This is a book that should be read by all， and the content should cause all American citizens to ask the hard questions and hold the senior political and military leadership of this nation accountable。 。。。more
Lee
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A riveting account of personal courage that will ring true for nearly any GWOT veteran。 Also serves as a highly important call to action to restore accountability among the senior ranks of the military。 I'd recommend this for any fellow veteran of Iraq or Afghanistan， and particularly for any junior or mid-career officer with the desire to one day break the cycle of corruption of nepotism that infects senior levels of the military。 My highest hope is that within a generation this could end up re A riveting account of personal courage that will ring true for nearly any GWOT veteran。 Also serves as a highly important call to action to restore accountability among the senior ranks of the military。 I'd recommend this for any fellow veteran of Iraq or Afghanistan， and particularly for any junior or mid-career officer with the desire to one day break the cycle of corruption of nepotism that infects senior levels of the military。 My highest hope is that within a generation this could end up required reading at military academies。 I wish we all had the integrity and courage to live out our own ethics the way LTC Scheller has done。 As a father with children to take care of， I know I couldn't have risked it the way he did， and as I read this， I felt a bit ashamed that I don't think I'm made of the same stuff。 。。。more
Adam Smith
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Legit courage from a legit Marine。 A story that needed to be told written in a way that is impactful and easy to read。
Chris Rutter
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