Wednesday 7 August 2013

Impact Of War Command In The Army

By Cathy Mercer


War command is a practice, which ought to be exercised continuously so that an army can operate or exist. This definition is positive because it serves to bring out the unique aspects of authority. The few functions that can be carried out either by the army or inside the forces are of benefit in terms of respect, existence and operations.

Control can arise and vary with either size, complexity or also the differentiation of an army. At the comparison of a hundred-man army and a one-man army, the one-man army does not require authority like that of the hundred-man army. An army that would be working under a solid entity of men would be easier to control. A force can be subdivided into several units despite its size. However, coordination of the subunits would be difficult.

The role of hierarchy increases with the sophistication of the forces which helps account for the attention paid to it. First, delegation of instructions must arrange and coordinate everything an army needs to exist that is its food supply, its sanitary service, and its system of military justice and so on. Second, chain of responsibilities enables the army to carry out its mission, which is to inflict the maximum amount of death and destruction on the enemy within the shortest time and at minimum loss of 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.

Outcomes of a given situation determine a lot and also enables predictions of the progress to be expected. Some of the benefits of this role is that some skills like coordination, peace and harmony among people, management skills and also respect can be established.

We have stated the positive side of an authoritative structure, and there is also a negative side to it. Some of the things that come up where there is leadership and management can be issues of misunderstandings which can be the cause of a lot of damage and destruction to the society and also individual lives. Commanders also make wrong choices to decisions, which is an aspect everyone should understand. Lack of understanding and anger management methods can make it difficult to relate. Communication is extremely valuable.

Differentiating various systems of control can be used to base how the above problems can be solved. The steps taken to deal with the increased complexity, attention paid to both the output related and function related responsibilities, emphasis attributed to any control process and also the strengths and weaknesses displayed are qualities that define the nature of an authoritative system.

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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