Comments on: Major Jim Gant http://www.stevenpressfield.com/2009/10/writing-wednesdays-13-major-jim-gant/ Website of author and historian, Steven Pressfield. Wed, 16 May 2012 23:21:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Khalil Nouri http://www.stevenpressfield.com/2009/10/writing-wednesdays-13-major-jim-gant/comment-page-1/#comment-2165 Khalil Nouri Sun, 14 Mar 2010 02:39:04 +0000 http://blog.stevenpressfield.com/?p=1229#comment-2165 As promised here is the article: http://www.veteranstoday.com/2010/03/13/khalil-nouri-afghanistan-revision-to-major-jim-gants-doctrine-%e2%80%9cone-tribe-at-a-time%e2%80%9d/ Khalil Nouri As promised here is the article:

http://www.veteranstoday.com/2010/03/13/khalil-nouri-afghanistan-revision-to-major-jim-gants-doctrine-%e2%80%9cone-tribe-at-a-time%e2%80%9d/

Khalil Nouri

]]> By: Khalil Nouri http://www.stevenpressfield.com/2009/10/writing-wednesdays-13-major-jim-gant/comment-page-1/#comment-2164 Khalil Nouri Sun, 07 Mar 2010 03:24:31 +0000 http://blog.stevenpressfield.com/?p=1229#comment-2164 Mr. Pressfield; I am writing an article called "Amendment to Major Gant's One Tribe at a Time" and it should be out soon. As an Afghan American from the Durani Tibe of Mohammadzai Clan, I see some issues that the Maj would be appreciative to our collective Afghan style "One Tribe at a Time." If he chooses to contact me, please give him my email address-- by going into my link: www.nwscinc.org -- and I will be delighted to discuss the article with him. Thank you, Mr. Pressfield;
I am writing an article called “Amendment to Major Gant’s One Tribe at a Time”
and it should be out soon.
As an Afghan American from the Durani Tibe of Mohammadzai Clan, I see some issues that the Maj would be appreciative to our collective Afghan style “One Tribe at a Time.” If he chooses to contact me, please give him my email address– by going into my link: http://www.nwscinc.org — and I will be delighted to discuss the article with him.
Thank you,

]]> By: Tony Kerch http://www.stevenpressfield.com/2009/10/writing-wednesdays-13-major-jim-gant/comment-page-1/#comment-2163 Tony Kerch Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:29:13 +0000 http://blog.stevenpressfield.com/?p=1229#comment-2163 I too attended yesterdays lecture and am glad there is someone else with my train of thought. Having spent 2 years as an Advisor (Saudi Arabia and Iraq), the things that seem so clear to us on the ground embedded with our forces doesn't seem to transcend or get across to HHQ. No matter how many storyboards and daily SitReps you send up, they seem to get molded into what wants to be said rather than what needs to be said. Many Advisors coming off operational tours (out of our normal MOSs) are put back into the fleet without having the oppurtunity to pass along the knowledge to future forces. I am glad there is a plan (or at least warm jello) with the AF/PAK Hands program to allow the teacher/student atmosphere to continue upon return to CONUS. Great speach by all yesterday and I hope those who need to listen, will! Stay safe. Respectfully, Tony Kerch I too attended yesterdays lecture and am glad there is someone else with my train of thought. Having spent 2 years as an Advisor (Saudi Arabia and Iraq), the things that seem so clear to us on the ground embedded with our forces doesn’t seem to transcend or get across to HHQ. No matter how many storyboards and daily SitReps you send up, they seem to get molded into what wants to be said rather than what needs to be said. Many Advisors coming off operational tours (out of our normal MOSs) are put back into the fleet without having the oppurtunity to pass along the knowledge to future forces. I am glad there is a plan (or at least warm jello) with the AF/PAK Hands program to allow the teacher/student atmosphere to continue upon return to CONUS. Great speach by all yesterday and I hope those who need to listen, will! Stay safe.
Respectfully,
Tony Kerch

]]> By: Steven Pressfield http://www.stevenpressfield.com/2009/10/writing-wednesdays-13-major-jim-gant/comment-page-1/#comment-2162 Steven Pressfield Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:07:41 +0000 http://blog.stevenpressfield.com/?p=1229#comment-2162 Pete, what's your e-mail address? If you leave it here in the Comments section, I'll be glad to pass it Maj. Gant. Actually we'll both by at the Gray Center (with Chief Zazai) on Monday for the SWJ Tribal Engagement Workshop. But send me your address and I'll give it to Maj. Gant. Thanks! SP Pete, what’s your e-mail address? If you leave it here in the Comments section, I’ll be glad to pass it Maj. Gant. Actually we’ll both by at the Gray Center (with Chief Zazai) on Monday for the SWJ Tribal Engagement Workshop. But send me your address and I’ll give it to Maj. Gant.

Thanks!
SP

]]> By: Matt Peterson http://www.stevenpressfield.com/2009/10/writing-wednesdays-13-major-jim-gant/comment-page-1/#comment-2161 Matt Peterson Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:47:26 +0000 http://blog.stevenpressfield.com/?p=1229#comment-2161 I had the privilege of hearing you (Mr. Pressfield) along with Major Gant and Chief Ajmal speak today. Since I will soon be heading to Afghanistan, the information and perspective shared by the three of you was timely as well as compelling. Following the discussion, I spoke briefly to Major Gant who requested I send him an e-mail. I expected to find his e-mail address on this page, but now realize I should have asked him for it. As one of the future "battle space owners" referenced in your discussion today, I would appreciate (and I think my team would benefit) from some more of Major Gant's insights and specific recommendations. If you could send him my e-mail address along with a request to send me a comm check, I would be very grateful. Thank you for what you do. Respectfully, Pete I had the privilege of hearing you (Mr. Pressfield) along with Major Gant and Chief Ajmal speak today. Since I will soon be heading to Afghanistan, the information and perspective shared by the three of you was timely as well as compelling. Following the discussion, I spoke briefly to Major Gant who requested I send him an e-mail. I expected to find his e-mail address on this page, but now realize I should have asked him for it. As one of the future “battle space owners” referenced in your discussion today, I would appreciate (and I think my team would benefit) from some more of Major Gant’s insights and specific recommendations. If you could send him my e-mail address along with a request to send me a comm check, I would be very grateful. Thank you for what you do.

Respectfully,
Pete

]]> By: George Seward http://www.stevenpressfield.com/2009/10/writing-wednesdays-13-major-jim-gant/comment-page-1/#comment-2160 George Seward Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:19:49 +0000 http://blog.stevenpressfield.com/?p=1229#comment-2160 I spent several years in the highlands of Vietnam with SOG and alongside the Special Forces so Major Gants observations remind me of another era. I am also reminded me of the last words of the movie Charlie Wilson's war regarding "we fucked up the end game". The North Vietnamese had the time, and we had the watches also so maybe this comes down to the cultural differences between Americans who are obsessively watching their cellphone or ipod vs. people who see the conflict as unfortunately the only way or life that they have known. Just an old man musing P.S. Do you know of anyway if it would be possible to get a picture of Jim Gant and his team. They look so much the way we did 40 some years ago I spent several years in the highlands of Vietnam with SOG and alongside the Special Forces so Major Gants observations remind me of another era. I am also reminded me of the last words of the movie Charlie Wilson’s war regarding “we fucked up the end game”. The North Vietnamese had the time, and we had the watches also so maybe this comes down to the cultural differences between Americans who are obsessively watching their cellphone or ipod vs. people who see the conflict as unfortunately the only way or life that they have known.
Just an old man musing
P.S. Do you know of anyway if it would be possible to get a picture of Jim Gant and his team. They look so much the way we did 40 some years ago

]]> By: SJPONeill http://www.stevenpressfield.com/2009/10/writing-wednesdays-13-major-jim-gant/comment-page-1/#comment-2159 SJPONeill Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:15:28 +0000 http://blog.stevenpressfield.com/?p=1229#comment-2159 On Resistance and MAJ Gant...'someone else' is NOT going to do it and MAJ Gant's example behoves a few more of us to get up, join the information militia and produce our own papers on those topics we are passionate about... On Resistance and MAJ Gant…’someone else’ is NOT going to do it and MAJ Gant’s example behoves a few more of us to get up, join the information militia and produce our own papers on those topics we are passionate about…

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