Crisis of Command

How We Lost Trust and Confidence in America's Generals and Politicians

Stuart Scheller

• Publisher: Knox Press
• Year: 2022
• eBook ISBN: 9781637585450
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: Military & Maritime History
• Index: History

Wall Street Journal Bestseller
USA Today Bestseller
Publishers Weekly Bestseller As Seen on Tucker Carlson Combat-decorated Marine officer Stuart Scheller speaks out against the debacle of the Afghan pullout as the culmination of a decades-long and still-ongoing betrayal of military members by top leadership, from generals to the commander in chief, comes to light. Lieutenant Colonel Stuart Scheller was the perfect Marine. Battle tested. A leader. Decorated for valor. Yet when the United States acted like the Keystone Cops in a panicked haphazard exit from Afghanistan for political reasons, Scheller spoke out, and the generals lashed out. In fact, they jailed him to keep him quiet, claiming he lost the "trust and confidence" bestowed upon him by the Marines. When the faith and trust is exactly what our generals and even our commander-in-chief betrayed by exercising such reckless and derelict policies. Now Scheller is free from the shackles of the Marine Corps and can speak his mind. And in Crisis of Command, that he does. He holds our generals' feet to the fire. The same generals who play frivolously with the lives of our service men and women for political gain. The same general who lied to political leaders to further their own agendas and careers. Stuart Scheller is here to say that the buck stops here. Accountability starts now. It's time to demand accountability and stand up for our military. In this book, Stuart Scheller shows us how.

Table of contents

• Crisis of Command
• Copyright
• Table of Contents
• Preface
• Introduction
• Chapter 1: Somebody Needed to Say It—Afghanistan Failure. Thirteen Service Members. First Video.
• Chapter 2: I’m Looking for Purpose—Soccer. Accounting. Marine.
• Chapter 3: I’m Going to Be an Infantry Officer—Officer Candidate School. The Basic School. Infantry Officer Course.
• Chapter 4: Is This How Counterinsurgency Works?—Beirut. Ramadi. Frustrations.
• Chapter 5: Post Traumatic Work Life—Walter Reed. Lost Gear. Kids.
• Chapter 6: Why Are We Still Here?—Afghanistan. Flash Flood. Pakistan.
• Chapter 7: What If Leaders Have the Wrong Focus?—Expeditionary Warfare School. Reawakening. Company Command.
• Chapter 8: I’m a White American Male with a German Last Name. Am I Evil?—The Basic School. Equal Opportunity. Standards.
• Chapter 9: Why Do We Allow Leaders to Treat Us Like That?—Command & Staff. MARSOC. 6th Marines.
• Chapter 10: You Should Probably Watch the Video—Hit Post. Fired. All In.
• Chapter 11: Who Are You Calling Crazy?—Second Video. School Bus. Public Affairs.
• Chapter 12: It Was a Metaphor—Hospital. Lawyers. Media.
• Chapter 13: The Labor Force Is America—Labor Day Weekend. Third Video. Divorce.
• Chapter 14: Accountability Is a Two-Way Street—Fourth Video. General Awakening. Gag Order.
• Chapter 15: Are All People in Jail Bad?—Final Post. Jail. Cold Showers.
• Chapter 16: With Friends Like That, Who Needs Enemies?—Investigation. Betrayal. Narratives.
• Chapter 17: Why Does The Oath Mean Something Different To Them?—Court-Martial. Letter of Reprimand. Narcissistic.
• Counterarguments
• The Way Forward
• Endnotes
• Acknowledgments