The Manager in the Muddy Boots

Abstract

Imagine flying a plane, serving on a ship, or commanding a ground convoy. Make it challenging; make it real. Put yourself in some tough situations in Iraq or Afghanistan. What must race through your mind every day of your assignment? For example, would you worry about conditions in the combat environment, the geography, the threat, the rules of engagement, the other people in your unit, doctrine, policy, facilities, and the overall mission? Yes, you would worry about all of that and more. Any combat job is a tough job. You want to do the mission, and you want to get yourselfand the rest of your unitback home OK.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 2010
Accession Number
AD1015899

Entities

People

  • Charles M. Court

Organizations

  • Defense Acquisition University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Assembly Lines
  • Department Of Defense
  • Distance Learning
  • Doctrine
  • Education
  • Financial Management
  • Management Training
  • Manufacturing
  • Military Acquisition
  • Personnel Management
  • Rules Of Engagement
  • Salt Water
  • Situational Awareness
  • Students
  • Systems Engineering
  • Training

Readers

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  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.