The Role and Values of Combat Leadership in Modern Warfare: Can Combat Leadership and Personal Leadership Skills be Replaced by Modern Technology?
Abstract
The technological innovation of command, control and information systems has provided military units with tools to increase the speed and accuracy in the decision making process, and conduct complex operations in a controlled and safer way than before, the role of commanders and the role of leadership are even more important than ever. The complexity of the modem battlefield makes the presence of commanders in the situations vital. The ability to gain situational understanding, accept uncertainty, and take intuitive decisions requires strong and dynamic leadership skills. More distributed operations will make it impossible for the commander to be everywhere at the same time. A command and control system is required based upon mission command, which again requires mutual1rust and understanding build on personal relationship, the ability to accept personal initiative on a lower level,' and the ability to accept chaos and solutions outside the plan as long as it support the purpose. Thus, the leadership element of the command and control system is more important than ever before, commanders must be selected and trained with this in mind, and units must be given time to establish proper personal relationships before they are deployed on missions.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 29, 2011
- Accession Number
- ADA600594
Entities
People
- Jan H. Dale
Organizations
- Marine Corps University