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Peter Feaver, Former National Security Council Member and Author of 'Thanks for Your Service'

Published: Aug. 12, 2023, 3 p.m.

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Peter Feaver is the former special advisor for strategic planning and institutional reform on the National Security Council and the author of Thanks for Your Service. He observes dropping public confidence in the military, resulting in a decline in recruitment.\\xa0

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Peter sees significant challenges, especially how civilians drag down the military in partisan culture wars. He discusses the role of Hollywood in public perception and using the military for functions it is not designed for, further reducing public perception.\\xa0

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He recommends that former generals depoliticize themselves and refrain from endorsing their candidates for president unless they are running themselves, and for military leaders to refuse to carry out immoral, unethical, and unwise orders to maintain their integrity.

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Get your copy of Thanks for Your Service: https://amzn.to/47r713R

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