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Seeks Original Essays:<br />
Get Published,<br />
Win Money,<br />
Contribute to the Cause<br />
For the 2006 General William E. DePuy <strong>Pr<strong>of</strong>essional</strong> <strong>Military</strong><br />
Writing Competition, <strong>Military</strong> Review seeks original<br />
essays on subjects <strong>of</strong> current concern to the U.S. Army.<br />
This contest is open to all.<br />
The Global War on Terror, evolving threats, force reform,<br />
insurgency and counterinsurgency, cultural awareness<br />
in military operations, tanks in urban combat,<br />
transitioning from combat to stability and support operations,<br />
ethical challenges in counterinsurgency, historical<br />
parallels to current operations, better ways to man the<br />
force—the possible topics are limitless.<br />
Winning papers will be carefully researched, analytically<br />
oriented critiques, proposals, or relevant case histories<br />
that show evidence <strong>of</strong> imaginative, even unconventional,<br />
thinking. Submissions should be 3,500 to 5,000 words<br />
long.<br />
First prize is featured publication in the May-June 2006<br />
edition <strong>of</strong> <strong>Military</strong> Review, a $500 honorarium, and a<br />
framed certificate. Second and third prizes <strong>of</strong>fer publication<br />
in <strong>Military</strong> Review, a $250 honorarium, and a certificate.<br />
Honorable mention designees will be given special<br />
consideration for publication and certificates.<br />
Essays should be submitted with an enrollment form not<br />
later than 1 April 2006 to <strong>Military</strong> Review, ATTN: Competition,<br />
294 Grant Avenue, Fort Leavenworth, KS 66027-<br />
1254, or via email to milrevweb@leavenworth.army.mil<br />
(Subject: Competition). For a copy <strong>of</strong> the enrollment form<br />
and additional information, visit <strong>Military</strong> Review’s website<br />
at http://www.leavenworth.army.mil/milrev/.<br />
Announcing the Inaugural Combined Arms Center Commanding<br />
General’s 2006 Special Topics Writing Competition:<br />
“Countering Insurgency”<br />
“The ‘expert’ thing just kills me. I thought I understood something about counterinsurgency, until I started doing it.”<br />
- LTC John A. Nagl, author, Learning to Eat Soup with a Knife: Counterinsurgency Lessons from Malaya and Vietnam<br />
The Army absolutely needs to understand more about counterinsurgency (COIN)—nothing less than the future <strong>of</strong> the<br />
civilized world may depend on it. If you have something smart to contribute, submit it to the Combined Arms Center<br />
Commanding General’s 2006 Special Topics Writing Competition: “Countering Insurgency.” The possible topics are<br />
near-limitless: relevant historical studies, cultural considerations, gaining and sustaining public support, ethical challenges,<br />
enhancing COIN coalition operations, transitioning from combat to nation-building, tactical and strategic issues,<br />
armor in COIN, winning hearts and minds, the battles for Fallujah, “lawfare,” etcetera (for more ideas, see the<br />
contest rules, enclosure 3, at militaryreview.army.mil).<br />
Winning papers will be well-written, carefully researched, analytically oriented critiques, proposals, or relevant case<br />
histories that show evidence <strong>of</strong> imaginative, even unconventional, thinking. Submissions should be approximately<br />
3,500 to 5,000 words long.<br />
First prize is $1,000, featured publication in the Combined Arms Center’s <strong>Military</strong> Review, and a certificate <strong>of</strong> recognition<br />
signed by the commanding general, LTG David Petraeus. Second prize is $500, publication, and a signed certificate.<br />
Third prize is $250, publication, and a certificate. Fourth prize is $250, special consideration for publication,<br />
and a certificate.<br />
Essays should be submitted with an enrollment form not later than 1 April 2006 to <strong>Military</strong> Review, ATTN: COIN, 294<br />
Grant Avenue, Fort Leavenworth, KS 66027-1254, or via email to milrevweb@leavenworth.army.mil (Subject: COIN).<br />
For a copy <strong>of</strong> the enrollment form and additional information, visit the <strong>Military</strong> Review website or call (913) 684-9330.<br />
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