Thursday, 1 August 2013

Impact Of War Command In The Army

By Cathy Mercer


War command can be emphasized as a function that has to be exercised, more or less continuously if the army is to operate and exist. The definition is a happy one since it serves to bring out the extraordinary importance of hierarchy. The few functions carried out by or inside the armed forces are as important in respect, existence and operations.

Just like anything else, authority can vary with either complexity, size or even the differentiation of a given army. This can be reflected in a situation where there can be an army that consists of large troops and that with few members since both troops cannot be managed the same. An army that does not have other subdivisions among it is easier to manage or rather control. Coordinating a subdivided army is rather difficult.

With the sophistication of the forces, it is possible to account for the attention paid to it, the role of chain of control increases. First, this role should coordinate and arrange everything the army needs so as to exist such as the food supply, system justice and also the sanitary services etc. Second, it enables carrying out of responsibilities and also strategize on the maximum amount of death and damage on the enemy within a remarkably short period of time and ensure no or minimum loss to itself.

Responsibilities are an ability to determine what is true from what is a false, relevant thing from irrelevant, material from immaterial. In this case, authoritative responsibilities can be subdivided into two sectors. They can be determined as functional related and output related responsibilities. There are qualities that make an ideal control system, and they include the ability to gather information accurately, fast, comprehensively, and selectively.

Some of the benefits of war central control are coordination, harmony in the army, division or tasks among the force, unit of direction, cooperation between the commander and the troop and the troops among themselves. These favourable outcomes enable the army to be positive and target without distractions of any kind for the better outcome.

The other side of the coin states that command can be the source of misunderstandings between the commanders in a given force which can also result to a lot of damage and destruction. Though not always, the commanders can make wrong choices. Some lack understanding and anger management tactics. This often makes it difficult to relate with the force members and hence can be the cause of conflicts.

Systems of command can be differentiated and determined into other ways, which enables the problems approachable. Tactics used to deal with qualities like complexity increase, attention given to the responsibilities, emphasis of the command process, and also the strength and weaknesses determine the nature of command.

The way commanders manage an army determines whether it is going to have a positive outcome or not. War command is the motivation for an army that is organized, nonetheless, it can potentially be the down fall of an army. Management is a crucial aspect and the commanders should value it. War can bring out good in people, and it can also bring unfavorable outcomes.




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