U.S. Army Mission Command at a Crossroads
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By Ryan Orsini
October 29, 2019
The U.S. Army is in the midst of the most important rethinking of doctrine since the Cold War. Ongoing force design change includes the newly revised manual Mission Command: The Command and Control of Army Forces.[1] The manual is a leap forward. It simplifies and synchronizes the doctrine, providing the best guide to date on how the philosophy should look, taste, and feel.[2] However, it represents a missed opportunity to confront the force’s increasingly detailed command style, which stands in contrast to doctrine. Without confronting these forces, the U.S. Army’s philosophy in execution may yet be decidedly more centralized than intended—unintentionally creating disillusionment and subpar results.
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