Operations Management /Operations Course WarFighting Part 2
Operations Course WarFighting Part 2
This deck covers key concepts from the Operations Course WarFighting Part 2, focusing on disorder, human dimensions, leadership, and the forces that influence war.
Disorder
This order in war is a lack of water or regular arrangement that causes confusion. Remember with the commanders intent and purpose you will still be able to accomplish your mission. Disorder causes plans to go awry, clear instructions and information, misinterpretation, failed communications, commonplace mistakes, Unforseen events
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Disorder
This order in war is a lack of water or regular arrangement that causes confusion. Remember with the commanders intent and purpose you will still be a...
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Complexity and the human dimension: system
Without human will, or would be more predictable but would require no morals to influence the unlikeliest outcome.
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Human dimension
It is the human dimension which infuses war with its intangible moral factors.
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Elements of a larger whole
A division comprises regiments, a regiment comprises battalions, and so on, all the way down to fire teams, which are composed of individual Marines. ...
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Leadership on the human will
When reinforced by strong leadership it is the driving force of all action in war. Strong leadership can overcome fear by developing unit cohesion and...
Developing unit cohesion
Esprit de corps, and the self-confidence of individuals within the unit demonstrate strong leadership
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
Disorder | This order in war is a lack of water or regular arrangement that causes confusion. Remember with the commanders intent and purpose you will still be able to accomplish your mission. Disorder causes plans to go awry, clear instructions and information, misinterpretation, failed communications, commonplace mistakes, Unforseen events |
Complexity and the human dimension: system | Without human will, or would be more predictable but would require no morals to influence the unlikeliest outcome. |
Human dimension | It is the human dimension which infuses war with its intangible moral factors. |
Elements of a larger whole | A division comprises regiments, a regiment comprises battalions, and so on, all the way down to fire teams, which are composed of individual Marines. Each element has its own mission and must adapt to its own situation. All the while dealing with its own friction, uncertainty, and disorder. |
Leadership on the human will | When reinforced by strong leadership it is the driving force of all action in war. Strong leadership can overcome fear by developing unit cohesion and earning respect and trust. |
Developing unit cohesion | Esprit de corps, and the self-confidence of individuals within the unit demonstrate strong leadership |
Earning respect and trust | Of subordinates, peers, and leaders and being unwilling to violate this trust demonstrate strong leadership |
Physical, moral, and mental forces: characteristics | Characteristics of war |
Physical forces | Easily seen, understood, and measured. Equipment capabilities, supplies, seized physical objectives, force ratios, losses of material or life, terrain lost or gained, and prisoners or materials captured. |
Moral forces | Less tangible. Not restricted to ethics psychological. Difficult to grasp and impossible to quantify. |
Mental forces | Provide the ability to grasp complex battlefield situations; to make effective estimates, calculations, and decisions; to devise tactics and strategies; and to develop plans |
Catalyst for change | We must know the process of change, for the warrior who first takes advantage of A development in the science, art, or dynamics of war gains the advantage |
Science | Technology is the major catalyst of change. Changes the landscape of Battlefield. Drives the decision in the art of war. |
Art | The employment of creative or intuitive skills. The art of war requires the intuitive ability to grasp the essence of a unique military situation, and the creative ability to devise a practical solution. It involves conceiving strategies and tactics and developing plans of action to suit a given situation |
Dynamics | The dynamic of human interaction includes fortitude, perseverance, boldness, esprit, and other tactics not explainable by art of science that are so essential in the war |
Violence and danger | The combination of art science and dynamic of war enables us to inflict violence and danger on our adversaries. Fear contributes to the corrosion of will |
Courage and fear | Fear is natural in a deadly situation. Courage is the ability to overcome fear |
Fear | Leaders must study, understand, and be prepared to cope with it. Fear can be limited by experience and cohesion. |
Courage | Not the absence of fear; rather, it's the strength to overcome fear. Takes many forms, from a stoic courage born of reasoned calculation, to a fierce courage born of the flight or fight response. |
Courage and fear together | Are often situational-people experience them differently, at different times, and in different situations |