Mike Sarraille

@RealJoeWidner I appreciate that, but it was a calling and humbled to serve some of the best men and women I’ve ever known.

@MJSarraille Thank you for your service, sir!

My dad was 101st... and a POW. I never served. But I was taught you never leave a man behind. The Marines will not rest! They will go get our boys! @MJSarraille

Avoiding hard conversations doesn’t keep the peace. It creates cultural debt. And eventually, you pay for it through lowered standards, weaker performance, and lost talent. --- #Leadership #Accountability #Standards #Execution #WeAreOverwatch #WeDoTheWork

Most leadership programs don’t fail because of bad content. They fail because nothing changes after. No accountability. No reinforcement. No reps. That’s not development. That’s entertainment. --- #Leadership #Accountability #Execution #WeAreOverwatch #WeDoTheWork

BuildNow is not a program. It is a mission. America's AI infrastructure has a workforce gap. Veterans are the answer. @KirkOffel and I wrote about it. Full article: havokjournal.com/nation/busines…

You can’t lead others if you can’t lead yourself. Discipline in the small things builds accountability in the big ones. That’s where leadership starts. --- #Leadership #HighPerformance #Execution #SelfLeadership #Standards #WeAreOverwatch

Results don’t excuse poor behavior. High standards require rest, reset, and refit. That’s how you sustain excellence. --- #Leadership #HighPerformance #TeamCulture #WeAreOverwatch #WeDoTheWork

A great question that depends on so many variables and factors - above ground or below ground, location/geography, tyranny of distance, security posture in those locations, what does recovery look like, are ground troops (seize) or stand-off weapons (bury) better options, etc etc.

@MJSarraille interesting to hear your thoughts on the war this morning on Fox News. What I was hoping to hear was what about the uranium. Will we launch a “Maduro” type excursion to retrieve what they have?

“Not a long term solution”: U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. (ret.) Chris Eddy @Eddy4Congress says while some authoritarian nations like China would be willing to pay a toll to Iran to access the Strait of Hormuz, free nations wouldn’t permit such a system, citing opposition from the Gulf States.

THE MISSION DOES NOT REWARD STUBBORNNESS. McChrystal took command of JSOC and found an organization that was disciplined, skilled, and losing. Not because the people were weak. Because the structure was built for a different war. A slower war. A more predictable enemy. He had a choice. Defend the model or fix the problem. He tore the whole thing apart and rebuilt it. Shared intelligence across units that had never talked to each other. Flattened hierarchies that had existed for decades. Changed everything that was in the way of winning. That is what separates good leaders from great ones. The willingness to look at something they built, something they are proud of, and ask whether it is actually working. Most people cannot do that. They confuse the method with the mission. They protect the process because changing it feels like failure. It is not failure. It is command. You are not paid to be consistent. You are paid to produce results. And if the way you have always done things is standing between you and those results, your loyalty belongs to the outcome, not the habit. Adapt or accept the consequences. There is no third option.

Pressure doesn’t lower the standard. Leaders do. And once you let it slip, that becomes the new baseline. --- #Leadership #Standards #Accountability #WeAreOverwatch #WeDoTheWork #MissionCritical

@chrispiehota Well said as usual

Good perspectives. Many people do not understand that outcome-oriented conflict has multiple phases and course of action that may not always be readily visible or explainable. As always, the enemy gets a vote and we have to adjust accordingly to reach our outcome - This is not a bad thing but becomes a political mess that hurts the effort.

COMPLEX U.S.-IRAN NEGOTIATIONS AMID INTERNAL POWER STRUGGLES @MJSarraille explains that the U.S. talks with Iran are highly unclear, with no official diplomatic channel. While the Majlis (parliament) exists, real power rests with the IRGC, and internal rivalries—including influence from the Ayatollah’s son—complicate decision-making. Negotiations are happening with whoever seems to hold authority, making the situation unpredictable. @stinchfield1776

President Trump "is not choosing between force and negotiations. He's using force to back up negotiations with real impacts," says Navy SEAL officer (ret.) @MJSarraille -- with the U.S. options of increasing an offensive being the greatest leverage. Sarraille also points to the remaining key U.S. objectives like reopening the Strait of Hormuz and wiping out what’s left of Iran’s missile stock.

Discipline isn’t built overnight. It’s built one step at a time. Small wins → momentum → standards. That’s how it compounds. --- #WeAreOverwatch #WeDoTheWork #Leadership #Discipline #Accountability #Standards #Execution

Trust them enough to lead. Verify through structure. No integrity? Move on. --- #WeAreOverwatch #WeDoTheWork #Leadership #Trust #Integrity #Accountability #Standards

SARRAILLE: THIS WAR WON’T END IN WEEKS @MJSarraille says a quick end is unlikely: “This isn’t going to end in a week… These are probably going to be sustained security operations in the Middle East for decades to come.” @dbrodyreports

RT @RealAmVoice: WE ARE IN THE RED ZONE” @MJSarraille says not giving timelines is smart strategy: “We’re going to keep our enemy in the d…

The pathetic state of No Kings protests. Ground troops in Iran? Why are oil prices up? @Surge_Philly @RepJamesComer @mchooyah @MJSarraille @SethDenson @johnhart333 @open_the_books @Maloney @BrasfieldAshley @ASavageNation

Iran's playbook has not changed in 40 years. When the homeland is under pressure, hit the economic targets. Close the Strait. Strike the Gulf States. Raise the cost of the fight for everyone around you. They knew this was coming. So did we. But here is where they miscalculated. Striking Qatar, the UAE, and Oman did not fracture the coalition. It unified it. For the first time in our lifetimes, we are seeing the Gulf States willing to work alongside Israel. Abraham Accords 2.0 is back on the table. Iran's only remaining play is economic disruption. And it is backfiring. Grateful for Fox News to speak honestly about what is at stake.