061 - Warrior ethos of the Air Force officer

Both in and out of the Air Force there are many who feel the Service is too corporate and lacks warrior ethos. In this episode, Reed and Colin take up the debate. Are all Air Force officers warriors by virtue of wearing the uniform or is there more to it than that?03:50 - Defining warrior ethos (see Warrior Ethos by Steven Pressfield: https://amzn.to/3kTR3Xf)07:16 - Warrior ethos and moral character11:11 - Reed: Being in the military makes you a warrior17:40 - Where do we fall within the kill chain?21:50 - Colin: Not all who wear the uniform is a warrior, but all they should be On Killing by Dave Grossman: https://amzn.to/2TKpymXThe Warrior Ethos by Col Rob Lyman: https://www.jbcharleston.jb.mil/News/Commentaries/Display/Article/882851/the-warrior-ethosdefining-our-profession-of-arms/On Combat by Dave Grossman: https://amzn.to/3oOCg2sMusic provided by Carlos Rivera. Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carlos_r15/Send inquiries to: carlos.a.rivera15@gmail.comEmail your questions and comments to airforceofficerpodcast@gmail.com. Join the discussion about the podcast, the Air Force, officership, and the Profession of Arms at https://www.airforceofficerpodcast.com/.Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AirForceOfficerPodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/airforceofficerpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/afofficerpod Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/afofficerpod Share your officer stories of all flavors using #shootthewatch.