Military Thought and Theory: A Brief Investigation

Veteran Canadian Army Colonel (Retired) Charles Oliviero joins us to explain the oft-confused notion of Military Thought. An established author, Oliviero has published books on tactics, strategy, and mission command, all leveraging his wealth of personal experience from more than 30 years of service. Timestamps: 00:00:00 — Webinar opening and speaker introduction 00:03:02 — Core premise: nature versus character of war 00:07:15 — What theory is and why it matters 00:11:29 — Competing schools: Clausewitz, Jomini, and domains 00:25:36 — Oliviero model linking philosophy to tactics 00:38:34 — Knowing versus understanding and teaching competence 00:42:33 — Definitions: combat power, tactics, techniques, procedures 00:46:42 — Training versus education and the process trap 00:55:42 — Why TTPs confuse and how tactics emerge 01:14:00 — Doctrine failures and teaching theory earlier 01:22:49 — Closing thoughts and combat power example setup 01:32:19 — Q&A begins