The estimate of the situation has been the bedrock for military decision making in the United States Army since the turn of the century.' When used to assist the commander and staff as they plan and conduct combat operations it is referred to as the command estimate. This cyclic process has withstood the tests of time and combat. It is a highly refined procedure. Until now, the command estimate has been omitted from the technology envelope of the automation revolution that has swept the modern battlefield. However, the maturation of the branch of computer science known as artificial intelligence (AI) raises the question of whether the command estimate process can be automated in future battlefield command and control (C2) systems.
DesignationCALL
EditionJan 1990
StatusActive
Pages224
FunctionLeadership Training
CollectionLessons Learned