Military Leadership And Command

Military leadership is the process of influencing others to accomplish the mission by providing purpose, direction, and motivation.

Command is the authority a person in the military service lawfully exercises over subordinates by virtue of his rank and assignment or position.

The basic responsibilities of a leader are: Accomplishment of the mission and the welfare of the soldiers.

The most fundamental and important organizational technique used by military is the chain of command.

The chain of command is the sequence of commanders in an organization who have direct authority and primary responsibility for accomplishing the assigned unit mission while caring for personnel and property in their charge.

A military leader has three types of duties:

-Specified duties

-Directed duties

-Implied duties

The Professional Military Ethic is:

-Loyalty to the nation, the Military, and the unit

-Duty

-Selfless service

Selfless service is defined as putting the needs and goals of the nation, the Military, your unit and your soldier ahead of your personal needs and interest.

The four individual values that all soldiers are expected to possess are:

-Courage: overcoming fears of bodily harm and doing your duty (physical courage), and overcoming fears of other than bodily harm (moral courage) while doing what ought to be done

-Candor: is being frank, open, honest, and sincere with your soldiers, seniors and peers

-Competence: is proficiency in required professional knowledge, judgment, and skills

-Commitment: means the dedication to carry out all unit missions and to serve the values of the unit, Military, and the country

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