Adversaries will deliberately create situations for which U.S. military leaders have not been educated, trained, or equipped to overcome. The United States’ enemies are smart, dedicated, and determined. They will not attack strengths; they will attack weaknesses at times and places of their choosing and seek to do so in ways for which the DOD […]
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ESTIMATING THE SITUATION: INTUITION, DELIBERATION, OR A THIRD WAY?
To delay action in an emergency because of insufficient information shows a lack of energetic leadership and may result in lost opportunities. The commander must take calculated risks. The estimate of the situation has been a fixture in U.S. Army operation orders since 1909, with roots dating back to the late 19th century and […]