So You Want to Be a Company Commander?

Abstract

This article provides straightforward, honest advice for future United States Army engineer company commanders. The company commander s battle is personal, intense, and often violent. Whether in garrison or on operations, it is never routine. This document brings together the collective experience of previous company or squadron commanders from the United States Army, United States Marine Corps, Australian Army, and British Army. The contributors have fought in Northern Ireland, Iraq, Bosnia, East Timor, Afghanistan, Solomon Islands, Kosovo, Somalia, Rwanda, and Haiti. They have done the hard yards, made some mistakes, and learned from them. Perhaps their thoughts will be useful as you prepare for command.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2008
Accession Number
ADA592657

Entities

People

  • John N. Carey

Organizations

  • United States Army Engineer School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Army
  • Battles
  • Civil Engineering
  • Electronic Mail
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Families (Human)
  • Leadership
  • Management Personnel
  • Marine Corps
  • Military History
  • Personnel Management
  • Thinking
  • Training
  • United States
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • History

Readers

  • International Relations and Conflict Resolution
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Military Science