Nikki Dean
@doctrinatrix.bsky.social
museum work • KU PhD student • WWI history and Interwar diplomacy • mil doctrine advocate • retired pilot • adventuress • rescue dog mom • cocktail drinker
Pinned
Nikki Dean
@doctrinatrix.bsky.social
· Aug 6
Come Hello GIF
ALT: Come Hello GIF
media.tenor.com
Ahh, I see you’ve found my profile on this site. Now what to expect from it:
1. Advocation for the use of current military doctrine and support to those who develop it. Words have meaning, and you need to read the words we’ve spent years.. uhh… wording?… yeah, go with it.
1/🧶
1. Advocation for the use of current military doctrine and support to those who develop it. Words have meaning, and you need to read the words we’ve spent years.. uhh… wording?… yeah, go with it.
1/🧶
Literally writing an undergraduate lesson plan today on the enduring legacy of this Boston Committee of Public Safety poster from 1915.
*screams into the void alongside every other American history right now*
*screams into the void alongside every other American history right now*
December 19, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Literally writing an undergraduate lesson plan today on the enduring legacy of this Boston Committee of Public Safety poster from 1915.
*screams into the void alongside every other American history right now*
*screams into the void alongside every other American history right now*
Liberal feminism has not gone far enough because I have heterosexual cis-gender male colleagues who were sexually assaulted during their military service and only came forward because female victims heard them, believed them, and advocated for them.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Needs of Male Sexual Assault Victims in the U.S. Armed Forces
This article reviews research on sexual assault against men and describes interviews with military service providers and civilian experts. It concludes with recommendations for improving support to male sexual assault victims in the U.S. military. ...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
December 19, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Liberal feminism has not gone far enough because I have heterosexual cis-gender male colleagues who were sexually assaulted during their military service and only came forward because female victims heard them, believed them, and advocated for them.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
I’m just gonna scootch right by everyone and… *ope*… set this right here in case someone is curious.
www.theworldwar.org/news/nationa...
www.theworldwar.org/news/nationa...
National WWI Museum and Memorial Writing Award - Call for Submissions
The National WWI Museum and Memorial Writing Award recognizes a nonfiction book or article on the Great War and its enduring impact on the global community. Submissions are due June 1, 2026.
www.theworldwar.org
December 19, 2025 at 4:04 PM
I’m just gonna scootch right by everyone and… *ope*… set this right here in case someone is curious.
www.theworldwar.org/news/nationa...
www.theworldwar.org/news/nationa...
**warning: spicy doctrine opinion**
You’ll never convince me that this isn’t the spiritual retribution that comes from hiding ALL of the joint doctrine behind CAC-enabled firewalls.
And that, ladies and gents, is my new niche conspiracy theory.
*boop*
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
You’ll never convince me that this isn’t the spiritual retribution that comes from hiding ALL of the joint doctrine behind CAC-enabled firewalls.
And that, ladies and gents, is my new niche conspiracy theory.
*boop*
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Pentagon plan calls for major power shifts within U.S. military
If adopted, the changes would fulfill Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s pledge to disrupt the status quo and slash the number of four-star generals.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 16, 2025 at 8:56 AM
**warning: spicy doctrine opinion**
You’ll never convince me that this isn’t the spiritual retribution that comes from hiding ALL of the joint doctrine behind CAC-enabled firewalls.
And that, ladies and gents, is my new niche conspiracy theory.
*boop*
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
You’ll never convince me that this isn’t the spiritual retribution that comes from hiding ALL of the joint doctrine behind CAC-enabled firewalls.
And that, ladies and gents, is my new niche conspiracy theory.
*boop*
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Don’t mind me. I’m just gonna scootch right by ya and… *ope*… set this right here in case anyone gets curious.
Or we can go ask that dumb DoD AI chatbot to give us some hot, steamy trash, I guess?
Or we can go ask that dumb DoD AI chatbot to give us some hot, steamy trash, I guess?
December 16, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Don’t mind me. I’m just gonna scootch right by ya and… *ope*… set this right here in case anyone gets curious.
Or we can go ask that dumb DoD AI chatbot to give us some hot, steamy trash, I guess?
Or we can go ask that dumb DoD AI chatbot to give us some hot, steamy trash, I guess?
Update on this cat that I wanted you to look at:
She heads to her new home after the New Year.
She still sheds.
She loves the world. The whole world.
She has a temporary lap that she has been shedding on.
She wishes you safe travels for your holiday leave.
She heads to her new home after the New Year.
She still sheds.
She loves the world. The whole world.
She has a temporary lap that she has been shedding on.
She wishes you safe travels for your holiday leave.
December 15, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Update on this cat that I wanted you to look at:
She heads to her new home after the New Year.
She still sheds.
She loves the world. The whole world.
She has a temporary lap that she has been shedding on.
She wishes you safe travels for your holiday leave.
She heads to her new home after the New Year.
She still sheds.
She loves the world. The whole world.
She has a temporary lap that she has been shedding on.
She wishes you safe travels for your holiday leave.
Look at this cat.
Seriously.
She needs a new home.
She’s amazing.
She needs an amazing home.
She could be your everything.
She could listen to your weird history podcasts.
She could be into Warhammer.
She could hate your ex with you.
She could be your cat.
Seriously.
She needs a new home.
She’s amazing.
She needs an amazing home.
She could be your everything.
She could listen to your weird history podcasts.
She could be into Warhammer.
She could hate your ex with you.
She could be your cat.
December 4, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Look at this cat.
Seriously.
She needs a new home.
She’s amazing.
She needs an amazing home.
She could be your everything.
She could listen to your weird history podcasts.
She could be into Warhammer.
She could hate your ex with you.
She could be your cat.
Seriously.
She needs a new home.
She’s amazing.
She needs an amazing home.
She could be your everything.
She could listen to your weird history podcasts.
She could be into Warhammer.
She could hate your ex with you.
She could be your cat.
I used to get asked the wildest questions about army doctrine.
Now, my messages are more… unique.
I love it. Retirement is lit.
Now, my messages are more… unique.
I love it. Retirement is lit.
December 4, 2025 at 2:21 AM
I used to get asked the wildest questions about army doctrine.
Now, my messages are more… unique.
I love it. Retirement is lit.
Now, my messages are more… unique.
I love it. Retirement is lit.
**warning: nondoctrinal content**
Moral of the story: Don’t do crime on Thanksgiving.
Moral of the story: Don’t do crime on Thanksgiving.
November 27, 2025 at 10:26 PM
**warning: nondoctrinal content**
Moral of the story: Don’t do crime on Thanksgiving.
Moral of the story: Don’t do crime on Thanksgiving.
**thinks about the ONE spot to get groceries on Fort Irwin that’s within an HOUR drive**
Military officials tell troops 168 commissaries could close next month trib.al/3F3Ks58
Military officials tell troops 168 commissaries could close next month
Officials say commissaries will be open through Thanksgiving, but many stateside stores could close soon after due to the government shutdown.
trib.al
November 8, 2025 at 1:04 PM
**thinks about the ONE spot to get groceries on Fort Irwin that’s within an HOUR drive**
Parisian daiquiri and Almond Joys.
Fight me.
Fight me.
November 4, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Parisian daiquiri and Almond Joys.
Fight me.
Fight me.
*warning: nondoctrinal democracy-encouragement content*
If you go out, be an informed citizen, and do democracy today, I will reward you with my most unhinged cocktail-and-leftover-Halloween-candy pairing this evening.
And maybe some Noods.
If you go out, be an informed citizen, and do democracy today, I will reward you with my most unhinged cocktail-and-leftover-Halloween-candy pairing this evening.
And maybe some Noods.
a delightfully unhinged woman is looking at her phone
ALT: a delightfully unhinged woman is looking at her phone
media.tenor.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:05 PM
*warning: nondoctrinal democracy-encouragement content*
If you go out, be an informed citizen, and do democracy today, I will reward you with my most unhinged cocktail-and-leftover-Halloween-candy pairing this evening.
And maybe some Noods.
If you go out, be an informed citizen, and do democracy today, I will reward you with my most unhinged cocktail-and-leftover-Halloween-candy pairing this evening.
And maybe some Noods.
Sometimes I think about what an enigmatic person Smedley Butler was, and how much I would love to have a cup of coffee with him.
November 2, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Sometimes I think about what an enigmatic person Smedley Butler was, and how much I would love to have a cup of coffee with him.
With the end of Halloween season (and Spooky Lake Season, for those who also observe), we have reached a decision point to delay Mariah Carey’s forces and facilitate a survivable withdrawal from autumn to winter.
Our Final Protective Fire?
m.youtube.com/watch?v=FuzT...
Our Final Protective Fire?
m.youtube.com/watch?v=FuzT...
Gordon Lightfoot - Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Gordon Lightfoot
m.youtube.com
November 1, 2025 at 2:31 PM
With the end of Halloween season (and Spooky Lake Season, for those who also observe), we have reached a decision point to delay Mariah Carey’s forces and facilitate a survivable withdrawal from autumn to winter.
Our Final Protective Fire?
m.youtube.com/watch?v=FuzT...
Our Final Protective Fire?
m.youtube.com/watch?v=FuzT...
**warning: nondoctrinal dog content**
My haunted house is filled with anxiety about what my dog’s poop means for my emergency savings.
My haunted house is filled with anxiety about what my dog’s poop means for my emergency savings.
October 31, 2025 at 4:19 PM
**warning: nondoctrinal dog content**
My haunted house is filled with anxiety about what my dog’s poop means for my emergency savings.
My haunted house is filled with anxiety about what my dog’s poop means for my emergency savings.
What the heck did I just read?
The next generation of officers may not be shaped not by Huntington’s liberal ideal, but by whatever follows it.
The American Military Officer After Liberalism
Across academia, government, and Silicon Valley, on social media, and in leading journals, intellectuals and political leaders are openly debating what
warontherocks.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:37 AM
What the heck did I just read?
I’m just gonna scootch right by ya and… *ope*… set this right here in case anyone needs it.
October 28, 2025 at 8:55 PM
I’m just gonna scootch right by ya and… *ope*… set this right here in case anyone needs it.
**warning: nondoctrinal content**
If you haven’t donated to your local food bank in a hot minute, consider a grocery match. If you can swing it, match what you spend this month on groceries (even those quick stops for an ingredient you forgot) with an equal contribution to your local food bank.
If you haven’t donated to your local food bank in a hot minute, consider a grocery match. If you can swing it, match what you spend this month on groceries (even those quick stops for an ingredient you forgot) with an equal contribution to your local food bank.
October 28, 2025 at 4:53 PM
**warning: nondoctrinal content**
If you haven’t donated to your local food bank in a hot minute, consider a grocery match. If you can swing it, match what you spend this month on groceries (even those quick stops for an ingredient you forgot) with an equal contribution to your local food bank.
If you haven’t donated to your local food bank in a hot minute, consider a grocery match. If you can swing it, match what you spend this month on groceries (even those quick stops for an ingredient you forgot) with an equal contribution to your local food bank.
Reposted by Nikki Dean
As federal food assistance runs out, junior troops with families may be hit hard trib.al/nZeKqGg
As federal food assistance runs out, junior troops with families may be hit hard
SNAP benefits won't go out in November, which may put military families experiencing food insecurity at risk.
trib.al
October 27, 2025 at 8:03 PM
As federal food assistance runs out, junior troops with families may be hit hard trib.al/nZeKqGg
I did not know that this conversation existed.
And now I do.
And so do you.
*boop*
lbjtapes.org/conversation...
And now I do.
And so do you.
*boop*
lbjtapes.org/conversation...
LBJ Orders Some New Haggar Pants | The LBJ Telephone Tapes
lbjtapes.org
October 27, 2025 at 9:24 PM
I did not know that this conversation existed.
And now I do.
And so do you.
*boop*
lbjtapes.org/conversation...
And now I do.
And so do you.
*boop*
lbjtapes.org/conversation...
We have young military families on SNAP.
When that one family member spouts off during holiday dinner about welfare, benefits, and who they deem worthy enough… don’t be afraid to let them have it with both barrels and make them defend their position.
When that one family member spouts off during holiday dinner about welfare, benefits, and who they deem worthy enough… don’t be afraid to let them have it with both barrels and make them defend their position.
October 26, 2025 at 8:34 PM
We have young military families on SNAP.
When that one family member spouts off during holiday dinner about welfare, benefits, and who they deem worthy enough… don’t be afraid to let them have it with both barrels and make them defend their position.
When that one family member spouts off during holiday dinner about welfare, benefits, and who they deem worthy enough… don’t be afraid to let them have it with both barrels and make them defend their position.
Reposted by Nikki Dean
Tomorrow. D.C. The National Mall. Sunup to sundown.
October 26, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Tomorrow. D.C. The National Mall. Sunup to sundown.
**warning: nondoctrinal art content**
Baby, wake up. A bunch of new Temu Leni Riefenstahl just dropped on one of the other hell-scape sites.
Baby, wake up. A bunch of new Temu Leni Riefenstahl just dropped on one of the other hell-scape sites.
2/ What got my and our reader's attention though are the posters in support of it.
October 26, 2025 at 2:13 PM
**warning: nondoctrinal art content**
Baby, wake up. A bunch of new Temu Leni Riefenstahl just dropped on one of the other hell-scape sites.
Baby, wake up. A bunch of new Temu Leni Riefenstahl just dropped on one of the other hell-scape sites.
Reposted by Nikki Dean
Walking the streets of Gettysburg in October:
October 25, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Walking the streets of Gettysburg in October:
Never think for a single second that every soldier doesn’t have the potential to go from a wheeled vehicle mechanic to a spot on a stage, in front of an international audience, to discuss the enduring lessons of warfare.
Yep, we’ll put an NCO on the stage. Great research is not limited to one type.
Yep, we’ll put an NCO on the stage. Great research is not limited to one type.
October 25, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Never think for a single second that every soldier doesn’t have the potential to go from a wheeled vehicle mechanic to a spot on a stage, in front of an international audience, to discuss the enduring lessons of warfare.
Yep, we’ll put an NCO on the stage. Great research is not limited to one type.
Yep, we’ll put an NCO on the stage. Great research is not limited to one type.