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
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Nikki Dean
@doctrinatrix.bsky.social
· Aug 6
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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.
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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.
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February 12, 2026 at 12:47 AM
Getting fully torqued for the Pershing Lecture Series tonight with CGSC’s Dept of Military History and the @nationalwwimuseum.bsky.social.
While we wait, allow me to tell you what your favorite museum objects tell me about you (selected at random):
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While we wait, allow me to tell you what your favorite museum objects tell me about you (selected at random):
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February 11, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Getting fully torqued for the Pershing Lecture Series tonight with CGSC’s Dept of Military History and the @nationalwwimuseum.bsky.social.
While we wait, allow me to tell you what your favorite museum objects tell me about you (selected at random):
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While we wait, allow me to tell you what your favorite museum objects tell me about you (selected at random):
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This is both heartbreaking and inexplicably dumb. Some of the strongest strategic planners and leaders for the US Army come from its Ivy-league fellowships, creating a unique advantage for theaters commands, allies, and the nation as a whole.
Pentagon ends training, fellowships and certificate programs with Harvard, Hegseth says reut.rs/4annPv3
Pentagon ends training, fellowships and certificate programs with Harvard, Hegseth says
Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth said late on Friday his department was ending all military training, fellowships, and certificate programs with Harvard University.
reut.rs
February 7, 2026 at 12:42 AM
This is both heartbreaking and inexplicably dumb. Some of the strongest strategic planners and leaders for the US Army come from its Ivy-league fellowships, creating a unique advantage for theaters commands, allies, and the nation as a whole.
Ranger. A gottdamm legend.
On this day in 1992, George H.W. Bush sent a memo to all White House staff about how fat his dog was
February 7, 2026 at 12:11 AM
Ranger. A gottdamm legend.
Buried lede: Alliances are clutch, baby.
Dear French and British Army, we couldn’t have don’t it without you! “Lafayette, we ARE here!”
artsandculture.google.com/story/GwVhBn...
Dear French and British Army, we couldn’t have don’t it without you! “Lafayette, we ARE here!”
artsandculture.google.com/story/GwVhBn...
Spirit of 17: The American Revolution in the Great War - Google Arts & Culture
How the American Revolution shaped morale, identity, and participation during World War I
artsandculture.google.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Buried lede: Alliances are clutch, baby.
Dear French and British Army, we couldn’t have don’t it without you! “Lafayette, we ARE here!”
artsandculture.google.com/story/GwVhBn...
Dear French and British Army, we couldn’t have don’t it without you! “Lafayette, we ARE here!”
artsandculture.google.com/story/GwVhBn...
And I, for one, shall be at the hotel bar until last call.
February 1, 2026 at 7:54 AM
And I, for one, shall be at the hotel bar until last call.
What 5 Bluesky users would I take a special interest class from, you ask? In no particular order:
@curatorian.bsky.social
@milhistcurator.bsky.social
@kelsapellettiere.com
@pptsapper.bsky.social
@lhistorienne.bsky.social
If one is unavailable this semester? Also @taubhistory.bsky.social.
@curatorian.bsky.social
@milhistcurator.bsky.social
@kelsapellettiere.com
@pptsapper.bsky.social
@lhistorienne.bsky.social
If one is unavailable this semester? Also @taubhistory.bsky.social.
I love this idea: "What 5 Bluesky users would you want to take a special interest class from?"
Mine are
@badgercult.bsky.social
@dermotncosgrove.bsky.social
@hillarymonahan.bsky.social
@adroitlyabsurd.bsky.social
@haillemmy.bsky.social
Mine are
@badgercult.bsky.social
@dermotncosgrove.bsky.social
@hillarymonahan.bsky.social
@adroitlyabsurd.bsky.social
@haillemmy.bsky.social
OMG I love this question & would love to take classes from @tinkeringtailortom.bsky.social!
& now I also want "What 5 Bluesky users would you want to take a special interest class from?" meme format to trend!!
& now I also want "What 5 Bluesky users would you want to take a special interest class from?" meme format to trend!!
January 31, 2026 at 4:41 PM
What 5 Bluesky users would I take a special interest class from, you ask? In no particular order:
@curatorian.bsky.social
@milhistcurator.bsky.social
@kelsapellettiere.com
@pptsapper.bsky.social
@lhistorienne.bsky.social
If one is unavailable this semester? Also @taubhistory.bsky.social.
@curatorian.bsky.social
@milhistcurator.bsky.social
@kelsapellettiere.com
@pptsapper.bsky.social
@lhistorienne.bsky.social
If one is unavailable this semester? Also @taubhistory.bsky.social.
The zombie citation plague reaches us all someday.
Zombie shitation plague?
Zombie shitation plague?
January 31, 2026 at 2:42 PM
The zombie citation plague reaches us all someday.
Zombie shitation plague?
Zombie shitation plague?
Don’t mind me. I’m just gonna scootch right by everyone in my AO and… *ope*… set this right here. Just in case…
January 25, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Don’t mind me. I’m just gonna scootch right by everyone in my AO and… *ope*… set this right here. Just in case…
This is going back on all of my syllabi:
January 24, 2026 at 7:59 PM
This is going back on all of my syllabi:
Confronting the evidence of state violence is crucial to holding officials accountable for their actions, but it can be jarring when unexpected. For that very reason:
Settings > Content and Media > Autoplay Video and GIFs
Settings > Content and Media > Autoplay Video and GIFs
January 24, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Confronting the evidence of state violence is crucial to holding officials accountable for their actions, but it can be jarring when unexpected. For that very reason:
Settings > Content and Media > Autoplay Video and GIFs
Settings > Content and Media > Autoplay Video and GIFs
Dear business,
If someone is calling as a next-of-kin and executor to cancel an account for a deceased account hold, no… the executor cannot put the account holder on the line to confirm the account. That person is, in fact, not available to do that. They’re dead.
Sincerely,
The executor
*sigh*
If someone is calling as a next-of-kin and executor to cancel an account for a deceased account hold, no… the executor cannot put the account holder on the line to confirm the account. That person is, in fact, not available to do that. They’re dead.
Sincerely,
The executor
*sigh*
January 9, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Dear business,
If someone is calling as a next-of-kin and executor to cancel an account for a deceased account hold, no… the executor cannot put the account holder on the line to confirm the account. That person is, in fact, not available to do that. They’re dead.
Sincerely,
The executor
*sigh*
If someone is calling as a next-of-kin and executor to cancel an account for a deceased account hold, no… the executor cannot put the account holder on the line to confirm the account. That person is, in fact, not available to do that. They’re dead.
Sincerely,
The executor
*sigh*
The value of history in PME is unquestioned, but there is always tension with social and political science. “Only so many course hours in the day…” and such.
For war museums reaching military professionals in their PME, education staff with a background in history, theory, AND doctrine is clutch.
For war museums reaching military professionals in their PME, education staff with a background in history, theory, AND doctrine is clutch.
"Breadth or Depth: The Ongoing Battle in Professional Military Education," by @rdwadle.bsky.social & Heather Venable.
@smh-historians.bsky.social
ndupress.ndu.edu/Portals/68/J...
@smh-historians.bsky.social
ndupress.ndu.edu/Portals/68/J...
ndupress.ndu.edu
January 3, 2026 at 6:39 PM
The value of history in PME is unquestioned, but there is always tension with social and political science. “Only so many course hours in the day…” and such.
For war museums reaching military professionals in their PME, education staff with a background in history, theory, AND doctrine is clutch.
For war museums reaching military professionals in their PME, education staff with a background in history, theory, AND doctrine is clutch.
My default retort to such nonsense is to ask if the offending Luddite would be willing to use a Kiowa Warrior pilot to observe and adjust fire.
When they say “yes,” this is what they basically said yes to:
When they say “yes,” this is what they basically said yes to:
December 31, 2025 at 12:13 AM
My default retort to such nonsense is to ask if the offending Luddite would be willing to use a Kiowa Warrior pilot to observe and adjust fire.
When they say “yes,” this is what they basically said yes to:
When they say “yes,” this is what they basically said yes to:
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.