Critical Thinking at Sonic Speeds
An examination of Critical Thinking Essentials
Tip-of-the-Spear – Part XXII: The Curated Mind-Space. Captain Smith has said that the prime directive is “do not allow others to tell you what to think. Instead, learn how to think about everything.” In this episode Captain Smith explains the prime directive.
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Tip-of-the-Spear – Part XXI: Combat Effectiveness. In a recent presentation at the Navy Postgraduate School, Captain Smith talked about the idea of combat effectiveness. In this episode he explains this concept and why it is so important today.
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Tip-of-the-Spear – Part XIV: Outcome Projection. Why is outcome projection so important? It has been said that in a highly dynamic combat engagement, what is most important is not what is happening right this moment, but what is coming the next moment or what it is becoming. Captain Smith discusses whether this concept is covered in air combat training.
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Tip-of-the-Spear – Part XVIII: Not the Plane, but the Pilot. In the Top Gun movie it was repeated several times that “it is not the plane, but the pilot”. In this episode of Throttle-Up Radio Show Captain Smith discusses what this means.
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Special Edition: The Meta-Crisis. This week Captain Smith explains what the meta-crisis is; and he addresses what this means from his life purpose perspective.
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Tip-of-the-Spear – Part XVII: The Life and Times of a First Generation Sonic Warrior. Join Captain Smith as he discusses what this meant for him.
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Tip-of-the-Spear – Part XVI: For sonic warriors, the critical operational concern at hand is “how effective are we?”. Since he is a sonic warrior, Captain Smith is in a unique position to address this issue. Listen in to how he answers this important question.
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Tip-of-the-Spear – Part XV: In Top Gun: Maverick, the Maverick character says “it is not what I am but who I am – a naval aviator, Navy fighter pilot…”. Captain Smith explains what this means to him as a retired naval aviator and Navy fighter pilot.
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Tip-of-the-Spear – Part XIV: The Story of Top Gun. Captain Smith discusses the actual story of Top Gun and his involvement with it.
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