Ranger Regiment J1 in Afghanistan

While serving as an infantry officer in the 75th Ranger Regiment, First Lieutenant Scott Filbert was deployed to Afghanistan to serve as the J1, or personnel officer, for a joint special operations task force. In this episode of The Spear, Scott describes the leadership lessons he learned along his path from West Point cadet to the Ranger Regiment and back to West Point again as an instructor, as well as the dangers of "lying to ourselves" in terms of personnel management and mission readiness.

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Ranger Regiment J1 in Afghanistan is an episode from The Spear by John Amble.

This episode is 01:17:22 long.

This episode was published on Aug 29, 2025.

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