Housekeeping: Visits and How-to articles

Upcoming travel and a poll

To both our new subscribers and those with us since the beginning, this post provides a reminder of the Harding Project’s platform, updates you on future events, and asks for your feedback on the types of how-to guides that would be most helpful.

The Harding Project

The Harding Project is renewing professional journals in the United States Army. Our main goal focuses on improving the accessibility of the Army’s journals, modernizing them to a web-first, mobile-friendly platform disseminated by social media—much like you see at the Modern War Institute or War on the Rocks. Simultaneously, we’re focused on journal staffing, archive accessibility, and ensuring the whole Army is comfortable with professional writing.

This Substack serves as a central point for the community of interest in professional writing. We typically post on Tuesdays and Thursdays here, and also encourage you to follow us on LinkedIn, X, and Instagram where we both highlight posts here and other content related to professional writing.

In addition to the Substack, we have several recurring features with our partners at the Modern War Institute and Military Review. Each month, we highlight the Chief of Staff of the Army’s Articles. Additionally, we publish #ArmyAuthor, branch magazine profiles, and other related articles over at MWI. Finally, we also continue to roll out how-to guides with our partners at Military Review.

For those interested in contributing a Substack post, #ArmyAuthor profile, branch magazine profile, how-to guide, or other article, please send a 100-word pitch to submissions@hardingproject.com. We’ll be in touch.

Outside the Substack, we also take the Harding Project on the road and want your input into future how-to guides.

Mark your calendars

• 21-2 March—Carlisle Barracks. We’ll be speaking with nominative sergeants major and hosting a Harding Happy Hour at the Molly Pitcher Brewing Company Taproom at 5pm on 21 March.

• 25-26 March—Fort Liberty. We’ll be meeting with leaders in the XVIII Corps and speaking with the Special Warfare Center and School. Come out on Monday, 25 March at 1700 at World of Beer on Skibo Road.

• 2 April—Georgetown University. We’ll be meeting with Bradley Fellows studying at Georgetown.

How-to guides

The Harding Project and Military Review continue to roll out how-to guides aimed at helping soldiers and units strengthen the profession. Our “How-to” tab includes all previously published guides, including unit writing programs, online mentorship, and running essay competitions.

What are you most interested in?

Comment below if you the Harding Project should come to your installation or you have an idea for a different how-to guide! We hope to see you at a Harding Project outreach event soon.