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Vol. 15 · No. 136 · Saturday, 14 November 2026

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Meet the general who actually read his entire reading list

Spoiler alert: One item was just a PowerPoint slide.

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WASHINGTON — A poll of general officers across the Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps — and whatever the Coast Guard and Navy have — confirmed today that only one of those officers has read all the books on their reading lists. His name? Army Gen. Paul E. Funk II.

This should come as no surprise.

The military can’t get its personnel to workout or maintain basic fitness levels, even though there are mandatory physical training blocks every day, so why would they read a bunch of professional literature in their supposed spare time?

General officers are no different — well, general officers not named Funk. The “Funk’s Fundamental Reading List” is the only confirmed reading list any general officer has actually read.

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