Brigadier General John Michel here, I'm stopping by on June 30 to speak with you. What questions do you have for me?

Sir, when will you complete your profile? The reason I ask is because I would like to know who the general is by what is put in the profile or should I just read the book to figure out who you are. No disrespect intended

Brigadier General John Michel, In creating a positive atmospher within the Military, is it possible to utilize the same verbage Harvard does regarding Mental Health, which is Mind Sciences. The Harvard School of Law and Mind Sciences is conducting significant research within Mind Sciences. Also what H.A.R.P discoverd on what the Human Body operates on which is 1.1 mghz, which then turns more into science and the chemestry of the human body rather then a more subjective nature towards psychology. As prejudice can instigate an incorrect diagnosis and create an enviroment where Members may feel alienated due to an incorrect diagnosis, or prejudice. With EEG integration with computers it is possible to operate a computer system with an EEG device. Which gives Mind Sciences a more concrete aproach.

Why is there (seemingly) such a detachment between ranks and the management/leadership? If we randomly picked any battalion/wing/vessel would they recognize their leaders? Is it 'even important to leadership anymore to see their troops?

The 2006 U.S. Army/Marine Counterinsurgency Field Manual refers to Army Field Manual 27-10 entitled The Law of Land Warfare. The copy of FM 27-10 our unit has is dated July 18, 1956 with change 1 dated July 15, 1976. Has there been any more updates or changes to FM 27-10? Have there been any more recent Army or other service publications on the applicable Laws of war?

I would like to know why a young man cannot serve in the Air Force today with a history of asthma he's grown out of and proved in by completing BMT. The Military will allow gays and trans genders, who soon after joining demand and have approved gender change operations. This young man asked nothing but to serve his country. He knows promises made by the military and the Government wont be kept, but he still wants to serve. I respectfully ask for your input so this young man will see he isn't failing anyone. He can do many things, just not in the military.

A quick heads up to everyone. I wanted to apologize for the previous post. I made mistake of leaving my computer unlocked and my RallyPoint profile open in the lab sometime yesterday. I believe a coworker came across it and took the opportunity to post something either inappropriate or offensive (unaware of how the military community may take it). I was unaware that this had happened until this morning when I received an email alert regarding it. I can't find their original post, ergo, I don't know what was said or how to delete it, but I just wanted to take the opportunity to apologize for that.

That aside, since I'm already on this page, I do in fact have a question for you Brig Gen Michel.
Sir, I had the unusual experience (beneficial none the less) of attending a senior military college from my junior year till graduation as both a veteran and a non-commissioned officer in the Army. During my time there, I witnessed a spectrum of leadership ranging from:

A) what I can only describe as incredible. Leaders you felt were just meant to lead; outgoing, confident, competent, humble, focused, open-minded, constantly aspiring to learn more and improve themselves. Many have gone on to have highly successful careers and I still consider all of them to be very close and dear friends of mine.
and unfortunately...
B) what I can only describe as absolutely heinous. These were individuals you would be alarmed to see commission. Individuals who demonstrated arrogance, incompetence, drug and substance abuse issues, violent (including violence towards women in one case), unwilling to learn much less admit to any mistakes, disrespectful toward their NCO counterparts, disrespectful towards their subordinates, careerist mentalities which they felt precluded from needing to be team players, selfish.

What has baffled me these last few years is that at an institution that attempts to adhere to military uniformity and teach the values that we as service members have learned and lived by, how does such a mass spectrum of leadership and exist? My military career is coming to an end as my civilian career begins, but I'm still left asking this question and with some concern as to the prognosis of future leadership in our military. Can you offer any theories on why this exists and what any up and coming officers or NCO's can do to better guide the course of our military's leadership in a positive and effective direction?

When faced with implementing or suggesting change in the military it was easy as a leader to make it happen. I retired and after being gone over 30 years moved back home to a small town that wants to grow but is struggling with how to make it happen. There has been a fight against growth in the past. The fight against the change is not as strong as it once was. The direction of how to get there is not in place. I want to assist with how to get there but don’t want to be too “militant” in my approach. What strategy do you recommend to encourage a community who is now ready to grow?

And, General John Michel: I was in no way trying to be disrespectful; with my question about military sexual trauma.

General, I would like to know how the military is treating cases of military sexual trauma now.
They used to call them "Personality Disorders".
I don't know what they called it when I was Active; however, I was the victim of two Men who committed military sexual trauma against me.
One was a Warrant Officer. (I had hit my breast running around the corner of a building. The Warrant Officer promptly took me into his car and fondled my breasts.)
The other, was my Executive Officer. He came into the mail room-where I was working-and pinched my buttock.
I now have less than no respect for either Officer. I consider what they did: Reprehensible.
But, I knew if I reported these men, I would probably be called a "liar"- or words to that effect- and demoted, among other things.

General, what is your oppinion on military hypnosis and the history of the AF exploring telepathy? Do you believe that these issues are connected in some way with suicide issues and homocide issues?