Military Review English Edition November-December 2013 | Page 25
Ge
ne
Co ral W 2013
Wr mb
i
itin ine lliam
gC dA
E
om rms . DeP
pet
u
itio Cente y
nW r
inn
er
Taking Ownership
of Mission Command
Maj. Demetrios A. Ghikas, U.S. Army
T
HE ARMY UNDERSTANDS the mutually supporting domains of
leader development—institutional, operational, and self-development
domains create confident and competent leaders. As we transition from our
recent conflicts, the Army seeks to develop leaders to apply mission command by improving the combined effects of training, education, and experience. Ultimately, the experience gained in each training domain reinforces
the lessons learned in the others, in a continuous and progressive process.
Therefore, it is important that our thinking, actions, activities, and processes
enable the practice of the mission command philosophy. By practicing mission command today at every level of the Army, we mitigate the risks in its
implementation and synthesize the knowledge we need to meet tomorrow’s
challenges.
What is Mission Command?
Maj. Demetrios A. ??????T?L?????)???????????????T?L?????
??????????? ??????M????
???????????)1?????????-????!?????????????)?????????????????????????????)??????
??????????????????????)%????????????????5??????
???????
?????????????????????)1?????????!??????????4?????)???????????????????????U???????)???Q????????A???()A!=Q