Mission Command Research Paper

Principles of Mission Command

SGT Leroy J Cowden ALC 91B 91B30AC45(VL) RTS-M Devens SFC Rivera-Perez April 08, 2024 Principles of Mission Command The Principles of Mission Command is a key concept for the United States Army and its operations are found in the Army Doctrine Publication (ADP 6-0). Mutual trust, shared understanding, and disciplined initiative are some of the principles that are focused on the most and are important for successful executions and mission accomplishments. This essay will contend the the principles of mutual trust, shared understanding and disciplined initiative are crucial within the mission command. First and foremost, mutual trust is fundamental to mission command. Mutual trust is shared confidence between commanders, …show more content…
Mutual trust is not just between you and your soldiers. It must be through the entire chain of command; having this trust in everyone will guarantee a successful and smooth mission with minimum issues. Second, a shared understanding is crucial to mission command. Having a group of people with different ways to handle an objective can be stressful and confusing; this is why it is important for everyone to have a shared understanding. Having a shared understanding as a leader shows you are willing to sacrifice your own thought process to listen to others, regardless of rank or seniority. When you have a shared understanding, you have a higher chance of successful missions and objectives. Shared understanding is also a great way to have others give different ideas and think more critically about situations and how to overcome those problems with different outcomes. It also encourages discussions in areas where two parties disagree to come together and work together to get the job done. Shared understanding like trust requires time to establish and as a leader you should not think it will happen automatically, you must have open and transparent communication not only with the other leaders

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