The next great Marine Corps thinker?

If you don't know or haven't heard of Capt Brett Friedman then you haven't been paying attention.

I just finished reading an article that he wrote for the Journal of Military Operations that Jonathan sent me (thanks dude!).  I was intrigued and did a little search and all I can tell you is that he's at the Naval War College right now...but that's not the point.  He's pretty widely published and not saying he's right but I definitely agree with many of his views.  He gets it.

Is this the next great Marine Corps thinker?  Is this how the Marine Corps is developing its next gen?  Not in the traditional way...not through publications that are peer reviewed and critiqued but in open media available to all?

I don't know but I think I like it and I also think it bodes well for the future of the Corps.

Good thing too.  They're going to have a mess to clean up after the next few years.