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Mike Crofts

Mike Crofts is a former British Army Captain who served two tours of Afghanistan. He was a Defence Research Fellow specialising in International Humanitarian Law at Exeter University’s Strategy & Security Institute. He is is now the CEO of human performance company Leading Purpose and the founder of criminal justice charity 3Pillars Project.

<p>The defence secretary has claimed that military resources are being ‘squandered to promote a political agenda’ to increase diversity among officers</p>

Get a grip, Shapps – a war on woke is no way to run a modern military

<p>Bringing together people from every corner and community in our society could build bridges at a time when they are sorely needed</p>

I was a British army captain – here’s what I think of conscription

<p>There is an unwritten rule that such things are never openly discussed </p>

Prince Harry’s military claims point to one thing

<p>At the heart of every military unit are pairings of very experienced senior non commissioned officers, and a junior officer: a lieutenant who is a generalist</p>

I was an army captain. Here’s what Truss got wrong about leadership

As a veteran, this is how it feels to witness the fall of Afghanistan