I Commanded U.S. Army Europe. Here's What I Saw in the Russian and Ukrainian Armies.

LTC Eugene Chu thanks for the great opinion paper on Ukraine and the military achievements they have made.

Great write up. I believe not only did we train them in Techniques, Tactics, and Procedures (TTP) in a guerilla style war, but we trained them to see the big picture on how to fight a large war. The intersection of their TTPs and relatively new weapons is a Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA). An RMA gives a military a distinct advantage. I firmly believe the Ukrainians can work in small and mobile teams due to their investment in developing NCOs. This decentralizes decision making. Russia does not have a professional NCO Corps and that is a fundamental flaw.