Mahan as a Midshipman, image and quote from CIMSEC.org
There's an awful lot of writing about Millenials and the military. A recent Proceedings article seemed to lament that today's Sailor is more likely to question authority and not work inside the current Naval system. Matt Hipple has a humorous and spot on response here:
http://cimsec.org/is-there-a-military-millennial-problem-twelve-responses-to-cdr-darcie-cunningham/12481