Moreover, we must always remember the human dimension of battle. Battle results are final. When it's over, it's over, and the memories are frozen in time. We are talking about commanding soldiers in the tough, unforgiving arena that is land battle. We must adopt changes when those changes get results better than we do now. General Frederick M. Franks Jr., U.S. Army, Retired, Battle Command: A Commander's Perspective Commanders face a complex environment of imperfect knowledge, uncertainty, and ambiguity. The problems they must solve are complex, and the price of failure can be expensive in both lives and material resources. Yet, there is an extensive amount of literature highlighting the cognitive limitations of people.
DesignationCALL
EditionDec 1998
StatusActive
Pages52
FunctionLeadership Training
CollectionLessons Learned