Command Philosophy Development

Abstract

In recent years command philosophy development has received increased attention by its inclusion in battalion and brigade pre-command courses. Likewise, the Army War College has reintroduced command philosophy development to its advanced course curriculum with the objective of having each student develop his/her own personal philosophy of command. A literature review revealed that little has been written on command philosophy at the senior level (brigade and higher). As a result of an analysis of views by some senior Army commanders and a literature examination, this development by addressing what an effective philosophy should contain, to whom it should be addressed and the functions it should serve.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 29, 1990
Accession Number
ADA223513

Entities

People

  • Vernon W. Hatley

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Addressing
  • Classification
  • Contracts
  • Curriculum
  • General Officers
  • Hierarchies
  • Inclusions
  • Instructions
  • Leadership
  • Literature
  • Literature Surveys
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Publications
  • Philosophy
  • Students
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Education

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  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Military Training and Readiness Simulation
  • Systems Analysis and Design