This article from a popular fitness web site expands on a recent US Army research paper and recommends using performance-enhancing drugs (steroids), under doctor supervision and with deep consideration for safety and side effects, to ensure our soldiers have the greatest possible edge in combat. In combat, where strength, stamina, and other physical factors may make the difference between mission success and mission failure, and where mission failure saves lives, does it make sense to open this line of research? Likewise, where the decisions of leaders at every level – tactical, operational, and strategic – have wide-ranging impacts on mission success, should we also look into drugs to enhance cognitive performance? If we choose not to, and the next adversary does, do we risk giving up the initiative and costing unnecessary loss of life?