A Message to Garcia The Army Doctrine Publication 6-0 explains in detail the concept of mission command. Understanding the philosophy of mission command will facilitate the success and development of my military career as an officer. The philosophy of mission command is the exercise of authority and direction by commanders using mission orders to enable disciplined initiative within the commander’s intent to empower agile and adaptive leaders in the conduct of unified land operations (ADP 6-0). Using the principles of mission command, leaders are more effective with subordinate units accomplishing the mission. These principles assist commanders and staff in balancing the art of command with the science of control. ADP 6-0 states that the
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The commander tells a man by the name of Rowan to go deliver a letter to Garcia. There are a couple of questions that I would ask immediately after this short order. What is Garcia’s last name? There are probably a couple thousand Cubans with the name of Garcia. Is Garcia is first or last name. My odds of finding the right Garcia are severely diminished because the commander is vague in his orders. There is no detail, which is detrimental to the success of any mission. Are there any potential friendly or enemy forces that I will encounter on my route? Is there a specific route that I am supposed to take? Does Garcia have an address? Is Garcia an enemy combatant? These questions are answered in the five paragraph format of mission command under the commander’s intent. METT-TC is also covered in this format ensuring clarity of the task at hand. There was no talk of resources being allocated to Rowan. He wasn’t even given enough information to realistically accomplish the mission. The commander that gave this mission should put a shotgun in his mouth and pull the trigger with his toes. There is key information that should have been given to Rowan to help him accomplish his mention. It seems like his commander totally disregards Rowan as a soldier and asset due to his informality of the
The commander tells a man by the name of Rowan to go deliver a letter to Garcia. There are a couple of questions that I would ask immediately after this short order. What is Garcia’s last name? There are probably a couple thousand Cubans with the name of Garcia. Is Garcia is first or last name. My odds of finding the right Garcia are severely diminished because the commander is vague in his orders. There is no detail, which is detrimental to the success of any mission. Are there any potential friendly or enemy forces that I will encounter on my route? Is there a specific route that I am supposed to take? Does Garcia have an address? Is Garcia an enemy combatant? These questions are answered in the five paragraph format of mission command under the commander’s intent. METT-TC is also covered in this format ensuring clarity of the task at hand. There was no talk of resources being allocated to Rowan. He wasn’t even given enough information to realistically accomplish the mission. The commander that gave this mission should put a shotgun in his mouth and pull the trigger with his toes. There is key information that should have been given to Rowan to help him accomplish his mention. It seems like his commander totally disregards Rowan as a soldier and asset due to his informality of the