The Proceedings Podcast
The Proceedings Podcast
U.S. Naval Institute
EP. 506: The Stoic Anchor: Resilience, Readiness, and the Future of Naval Leadership
32 minutes Posted Jul 2, 2026 at 9:23 pm.
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A new voluntary program at the U.S. Naval Academy is using Stoic philosophy to help midshipmen build resilience, moral clarity, and inner discipline during Plebe Summer. In this episode, we discuss how ancient ideas from Marcus Aurelius, Seneca, Epictetus, and Vice Admiral James Stockdale are being applied to modern military leadership—and why spiritual readiness may need to evolve for an increasingly diverse and less religious force.