Mr. Doug Jordan – Researching, Writing, Publishing and Getting Your Story Out.
Mr. Jordon’s comments are his own and do not reflect the opinions or policies of Joint Special Operations University, US Special Operations Command, or the Department of War.
Thank you to the nine people that joined Strategic Resilience Group (SRG) in the conduct of its bi-weekly virtual writing lab and discussion forum.
During this iteration, Mr. Doug Jordan, LTC, USA (Retired) discussed his experiences in teaching at the Joint Special Operations University, ongoing academic research efforts, serving as an advisor to the Ukrainian military, and methods/opportunities to publish and inform audiences in support of national security concerns.
Doug Jordan is a retired Lieutenant Colonel, Army Master Instructor, and Researcher at JSOU. He joined Army Special Operations in 1997, spending much of his career in psychological operations and supporting various special operations task forces. One thing I know that he is very proud of, and should be, is that he was detailed to work with the Office of Defense Cooperation in Ukraine in 2020. He is currently working on a doctorate in Strategic Communications from Liberty University, and I hope he’ll have some time to talk with us about that experience and his areas of research.
Mr. Jordan’s primary research topic is how professionalism is communicated in social media. In 1970, Wilbert Moore researched and wrote about the six identifiable traits of professionalism. When you look into social media, such as LinkedIn, you can see people communicate those six traits, and they can be measured. That’s what Mr. Jordan is attempting to do, and he has found that we engage in this process regularly.
Doug also spoke about his experiences writing, reviewing, editing, and presenting in a variety of forums. He noted that we all have personal quirks that lead us toward one form of communication over another. Regardless of your preferred method of communication, get out and do it. Very few veterans write outside of the military community, yet many civilian professionals want to hear their stories.
I urge everyone to view this video, as Mr. Jordan described the journal writing and review process, basic structures for writing any paper regardless of length (from short opinion pieces to monographs and dissertations). He also touches on selecting a writing style that works for you and adapting it to specific journal requirements as necessary.
Mr. Jordans’ entire presentation can be found at this link.
