Welcome back to Five Questions for a General, a production of the Modern War Institute at West Point. This series features specially selected cadet hosts who are given an incredible professional development opportunity—to sit down with senior military officers and ask carefully crafted questions about everything from leadership to their unique experiences while serving to their expectations about the future of war.

In this episode, Brigadier General R. J. Garcia, commandant of the United States Military Academy at West Point, joins Cadet Sebastian Witt for a discussion about courage, inspiration, and junior leader development.