Following the publication of Anthony King’s 2006 article in Armed Forces & Society (The Word of Command: Communication and Cohesion in the Military), Guy Siebold and Anthony King debated the issue of cohesion, in our Disputatio Sine Fine section. King’s new book The Combat Soldier grew out of that exchange. The following essay continues the debate by reviewing King’s book. The pieces gathered in in this Disputatio are intended as a—temporary—conclusion to these discussions.