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.

The need for arises from and varies with the size, complexity and differentiation of an army. A one-man army requires no delegation of instructions, at least not in the sense that a hundred- man army does. An army operating to a single, solid, homogenous block of men would be comparatively simple to authority. A force of any size can be subdivided into several subunits; however, the problem of assigning a mission to each and of ensuring proper coordination among all becomes difficult.

The role of authority should make work easier by making sure that all the things needed in an army are available. Some of these things can include food, sanitary services, and also system justice among others. This role increases only with the sophistication of forces, and these forces make it possible to account for the attention paid to the role. Once all these aspect can be determined, carrying out responsibilities becomes possible, and the army can relate to facts that are of importance to them. Some of these facts include the amount of death on the enemy and also damages caused and enabling them to be time cautious and ensure there is the minimum or no 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.

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.

As this discussion implies, differences between various command systems can be resolved into the various ways in which they approach these problems. The methods used to deal with this increasing complexity, the relative attention paid to function related and output related responsibilities, the emphasis given towards any given part of command process and the strengths and weaknesses displayed in relation to the ideal- taken together, these qualities will go far toward defining the nature of any given command 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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