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The Role 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.

The responsibilities of command can be divided into two parts. The first responsibility can be termed as functional related, and the other can be termed as output related. A working command system ought to be able to gather information with high accuracy, continuously, selectively comprehensively and fast. Reliable means must be developed to distinguish the true from the false, the relevant from the irrelevant, and material from the immaterial. Displays must be clear, detailed and comprehensive.

With it, there are some pros that include coordination, harmony and peace among the troops, management of given tasks among the force members, cooperation between the commander and the troop members and also between the troop's members among themselves. The outcomes enable determine the progress of the force.

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.

War command in itself can be the source of an organized army, and it can also be the source of a disorganized army. It depends on the management and the way of taking responsibilities. Though every time the word war comes up there is fear, it sometimes brings out the best in some people especially the troops and can also be their ruin.




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