Author: James Bates

James Bates is a Guest Writer
James C. Bates is a retired Army Lieutenant Colonel (O-5) who rose from the ranks beginning as a trainee (E-1). He has an MBA from the University of Hawaii and has had his thoughts published in the American Thinker, the Army Logistician, the Air Force Journal of Logistics, the Defense Logistics Agencies’ Fuel Line, the U.S. Naval Institute’s Proceedings, the Army Quartermaster Bulletin, Marathon and Beyond, and the Washington Running Report. To keep his political and societal angst in check, he is an avid runner and has completed 100 full (26.2 miles) marathons.