Today we are joined by Major General Dennis Laich, US Army Retired - who had a distinguished 35-year career in the Army Reserve. The last 14 of those years were spent in various command positions; most recently as commander of the 94th Regional Readiness Command in Ft. Devens, MA.

Laich holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from Lafayette College, and Master’s degrees from West Virginia University and St. Francis College in business administration and labor relations. He completed post-graduate studies at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, and is a graduate of the Army War College.

Areas of Expertise

* All Volunteer Force (AVF) demographics & tradeoffs

* Conscription & national military service

* Senior-level military leadership & General Officer Experience

* Army Reserve & National Guard force structure & operations

* Iraq wars: Persian Gulf to present

This episode is on how we cannot solve the recruiting crisis.