The military needs strategic thinkers, not just operators

The debate over impeaching Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has largely drowned out discussion of the professional military education (PME) reforms he rolled out on Monday in a 33-point memorandum and a companion speech at the Naval War College. For the uninitiated, PME is the blanket term for a series of educational opportunities provided to service members as they progress through their military careers. For officers, this educational sequence extends from commissioning—whether from a militar