General Planning Podcast

Lt. Gen. (R) Leslie Smith, AUSA's Vice President of Leadership and Education, the Carter Chair for Georgia Southern University, and the U.S. Army's 66th Inspector General joins the podcast to discuss strategic communications as it applies to today's Army and the future. This episode is the first featuring the new duo of U.S. Army North's Col. Mark Lavin and Sgt. 1st Class Seth Barham, following Maj. Gen. Bob Whittle's retirement. The tandem attempts to find their rhythm while Smith covers several topics to include his personal Army "why" story, Armed Forces recruiting as a total force approach, homeland defense while in the competition phase, the "Army Matters" podcast with Sergeant Major of the Army 15 Dan Dailey, and finishes with his book recommendations.