“A very timely work to help strengthen our understanding of what it means to be a professional fighting force in the twenty-first century.”
“… a great volume composed of varied perspectives that provide insight and historic context so we can maintain and cultivate our profession for the coming decades.”
“… a conversation that not only reflects on where the profession stands today, but perhaps more importantly, how our civilian-led institutions adapt our military to the future nature of warfare and the increasingly heavy responsibility placed on the individual citizen-service member.”
“Redefining the Modern Military astutely describes why both competence and character are vital to leadership in the military profession.”
“Today’s true military professionals will find much in this collection to set their necessarily ambitious, but essentially pragmatic, reform agendas.”
“This book fuels the necessary conversation to make every curious reader a better warrior. Bravo Zulu!”
“[A] must-read for anyone who cares about professional military education or civil-military relations.”
“This outstanding collection provides the essential context for military professionals who wish both to take their profession seriously and to develop a better understanding of themselves and their peers.”
“Finney and Mayfield have assembled a masterful exploration of ethics and the profession of arms.”
“Practitioners and scholars of the military profession will find this collection to be an invaluable source for insight and inspiration.”
“Finney and Mayfield have put together an important volume on the profession of arms and ethics.”
“This comprehensive text is the closest any student can get to ‘one-stop shopping’ on the topic of the U.S. military profession.”
“The arguments offered in these pages are as shrewd as they are important.”
“An awesome example of collaborative writing to elevate the discourse in the profession of arms.”