One Civilian's View of Military Leadership

Abstract

Civilians who work for the U.S. Government are decidedly not accustomed to being led by their military colleagues. Outgunned certainly, out-muscled probably, outnumbered occasionally but out-led never! The military might be the largest single U.S. Government institution and the world's most powerful military instrument but it is constitutionally required to be subservient to civilian authorities. The National Command Authority (NCA) is civilian-oriented and civilian-dominated. God's in His Heaven. All's right with The World.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 26, 1999
Accession Number
ADA442402

Entities

People

  • Jane A. Fitzgibbons

Organizations

  • National War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Behavior And Behavior Mechanisms
  • Executives
  • Governments
  • Human Behavior
  • Human Resources
  • Leadership
  • National Security
  • Observation
  • Organizational Structure
  • Peacetime
  • Psychology
  • Security
  • Students
  • Universities
  • War
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Strategic Security Studies