Citizens to Soldiers International

On the latest episode of The Citizens to Soldiers Podcast, Ethan Wilson, Dan Blakeley, and Adrian B. were joined by Katherine Kuzminski of the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) to talk about military training and how unprepared the U.S. is for a draft if one became necessary. Fascinating discussion — you won't want to miss it! https://lnkd.in/erAAzQfg

Fascinating story on The Wall Street Journal about the ability of even poorly-funded student groups such as Prandtl Dynamics Inc. to innovate in the drone warfare space — in this case, harnessing cheap and easily-produced soundwaves to bring down drones. For every innovation in offense, there is an emergent innovation in defense — the history of war continues at pace.

C2SI co-founder Adrian B. with a piece in today's The Hill on the subject of who went to Ukraine in Spring of 2022. Many people including this organization's co-founders were called, and everyone who answered the call knows at least a few people who, like Ryan Routh, had no business being there.

New episode of our podcast talking about the history of recruiting and training in the U.S. — where it's been, and where we need it to be to hang on in the event of a big war. Training and recruiting take time. It's not clear how much we have of that resource.

Thrilled to present Ethan Wilson, Dan Blakeley, and Adrian B. as they chat with historian and frequent strategy video game consultant Bret Devereaux about how ancient militaries prepared for war. On the podcast!

Check out our second podcast, on the subject of drones in Ukraine and the U.S. — what their use in war today portends for their use in the wars of tomorrow.

We're excited to announce that in addition to our blog, where people occasionally post thoughts about training, we now also have a podcast, that we hope to post twice a month. On it our founding members discuss training — what goes into it, how to get equipment for it, and its purpose — with a variety of experts from around the world.

C2SI co-founder Adrian B. with an Op-Ed in Boston Globe Media today with a timely essay about the importance of mobilizing troops in Ukraine and the United States, for different reasons. https://lnkd.in/eUEPJy8R

Fascinating talk with Katherine Kuzminski and Andrew Metrick of Center for a New American Security (CNAS) on the subject of the draft in the U.S. and mobilization more generally.

One of C2SI's co-founders, Adrian B., wrote an essay for The Hill talking about the importance of training in preparing militaries for war, and how U.S. veterans can volunteer their time to help Ukraine fight its war of defense against Russia's invasion. That's what we do at C2SI — plain and simple!