Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz 2009 Chief of Staff Reading List

[Billyd]

From one of our senior members who thought some of you might be looking for something to read.

Military history
* “American Patriot: The Life and Wars of Colonel Bud Day” by Robert Coram.

* “Fast Tanks and Heavy Bombers: Innovation in the U.S. Army, 1917-1945” by David E. Johnson.

* “One Day Too Long: Top Secret Site 85 and the Bombing of North Vietnam” by Timothy Castle.

* “The Savage Wars of Peace: Small Wars and the Rise of American Power” by Max Boot.

Mission, doctrine, profession
* “Counterinsurgency Warfare: Theory and Practice” by David Galula.

* “Making Twenty-First-Century Strategy: An Introduction to the Modern National Security Processes and Problems” by Dennis M. Drew and Donald M. Snow.

* “Modern Strategy” by Colin S. Gray.

* “Thinking about America's Defense: An Analytical Memoir” by Glenn A. Kent.

Our nation and world
* “Afghanistan: A Short History of its People and Politics” by Martin Ewans.

* “Beating Goliath: Why Insurgencies Win” by Jeffrey Record.

* “Contemporary Nuclear Debates: Missile Defense, Arms Control, and Arms Races in the Twenty-First Century” by Alexander Lennon.

* “Not a Good Day to Die: The Untold Story of Operation Anaconda” by Sean Naylor.

[Drill for life]

I know NCO's and Officers are requied to read books but do they test you?

[SlightlyCatholic]

Drill, I think the book list is there for Air Force personnel (and other interested individuals) to broaden their sense of mission and develope a more keen insight into the character of the Air Force. It's not something to test people on.

[JohnP]

I know NCO's and Officers are requied to read books but do they test you?

When you go on to any Marine base, and enter into the book store section of the NavEX you will find a list of books recommended by the Commandant of the Marine Corps for each level of the Corps. (i.e...E1-E3, E4-E5, ect.) These books are strictly for the entertainment and pleasure of the men and women of the Corps. The Commandant recommends them because he believes that they would be beneficial for the person reading them in increasing their personal knowledge and maybe gaining an insight to the workings of the mission they are on. They are not used to gaining Professional Military Educational (PME) knowledge. That is better left to the text books and tech manuals of the career fields.

It is nice to see the Air Force following suit.

[soccermark23]

I know NCO's and Officers are requied to read books but do they test you?

You know I'm required to read these books huh? Son, you need to check your information.

[Drill for life]

My SAI told me whn he mad O-5 that he had to read "Art of War" I read about Reading List in the Book "Making the Corps" and I have just not searched it yet. Thank you.

[wukong]

My SAI told me whn he mad O-5 that he had to read "Art of War" I read about Reading List in the Book "Making the Corps" and I have just not searched it yet. Thank you.

From a mad (Suffering from a disorder of the mind; insane) O-5, why don't you edit is unintelligible mess?