Craig M. Mullaney

I wanted that future officer to weigh decisions with a supple mind and to be comfortable with nuance and uncertainty.

Question the answers, I repeated every class. Reevaluate your conclusions when the evidence changes.

The best thing we could have done for Afghanistan was to get out of our Humvees and drink more green chai. We should have focused less on finding the enemy, and more on finding our friends.

Long distance is hard. You have to trust that as you each change on your own, your relationship will also change along with you. It takes hope, good humor, and idealism. It takes a massive dose of courage to protect the relationship at all odds. It is hard, but worth it. You'll both be stronger as a result.