Competent, Confident and Agile? A Study of the U.S. Army Leadership Requirements Model and its Application for U.S. Army Company Commanders
Abstract
Field Manual 1, The Army constitutes mission command as the prevailing leadership philosophy of the U.S. Army. With the publication of Field Manual, 6-22 Army Leadership the U.S. Army introduced the Leadership Requirements Model (LRM) to the force, as a guide to leaders on how to be an Army leader and what to do. This thesis examines the application of the LRM for company commanders in the U.S. Army. In 2011 the importance of mission command is increasing, while the LRM has not been revised. U.S. Army company commanders are being molded by doctrines, army training and superiors, while they are influenced by the current operational environment. This creates a potential discrepancy between what FM 6-22 prescribes and what the company commanders do. In order to make the LRM more applicable for the U.S. Army company commanders it needs to be revised and adjusted to incorporate mission command as the overarching leadership philosophy of the U.S. Army. Likewise, FM 6-22 needs to be adjusted to align more with the other U.S. Army doctrines. Otherwise, FM 6-22 risks becoming an obsolete tool for the U.S. Army company commanders.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 10, 2011
- Accession Number
- ADA547327
Entities
People
- Aleksander Jankov
Organizations
- United States Army Command and General Staff College