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HO Command and Control

The document defines command and control, describing command as the authority over subordinates through rank or designation. It also discusses supervision and standards, technical and tactical proficiency, time management, delegation, and decisiveness as characteristics of effective leadership for field commanders and NCO leaders.

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HO Command and Control

The document defines command and control, describing command as the authority over subordinates through rank or designation. It also discusses supervision and standards, technical and tactical proficiency, time management, delegation, and decisiveness as characteristics of effective leadership for field commanders and NCO leaders.

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Common Module Phase

HANDOUTS
Command and Control

DEFINITIONS:

COMMAND - Is the authority that a commander in the AFP lawfully exercise over
subordinates by virtue of RANK or DESIGNATION.
- Command includes the authority and responsibility for effectively using
available resources and for planning the employment of, organizing, directing, coordinating
and controlling military forces for the accomplishment of assigned missions.
- It also includes responsibility for health, welfare, morale and discipline of
assigned personnel.

CONTROL - Is the exercise of the authority and is the counterpart of command.


- It means following up a decision and minimizing deviation from the
commander’s concept.
- Control refers to the supervision of the operation while ensuring all system
and activities are synchronized to accomplish the mission.

Advance Department, Signal School, C2C, TRADOC


Common Module Phase

Advance Department, Signal School, C2C, TRADOC


Common Module Phase

Advance Department, Signal School, C2C, TRADOC


Common Module Phase

Advance Department, Signal School, C2C, TRADOC


Common Module Phase

COMMAND PRESENSE
The Officer must position themselves on the ground
where they can exert the greatest influence. This includes
face-to-face orders in the operational area.

COMMAND LEADERSHIP
Leadership is the key element of combat power. It is personal
and intangible; it is the combination of example, persuasion,
and influence; it serves as an extension of the commander’s
self. Effective field commanders and NCO Leaders exhibit
these following characteristics of leadership:
a. Supervision and Standards.
b. Technical and Tactical Proficiency.
c. Time Management.
d. Delegation.
e. Decisiveness.

Advance Department, Signal School, C2C, TRADOC


Common Module Phase

SUPERVISION AND STANDARDS


The Officer must know the standards that he/she wants to see on the
ground. They communicate these clearly and with authority. They
enforce them, holding soldiers accountable for their jobs and making
rapid corrections.

TECHNICAL AND TACTICAL PROFICIENCY


The Officer knows the technical and tactical aspects of all assets that
comprise the battlefield operating system. A good officer understand and
uses them well. He communicates this knowledge and his
professionalism through his actions and through interactions with other
officers and soldiers.

TIME MANAGEMENT
The Officer together with NCOs conducts planning to allow subordinates
the time to prepare for the next mission. The Officer manages time well
and sets effort priorities.

DELEGATION
The commander must TRUST the subordinate officers and delegates
authority to them. The commander develops them so the mission can
carry on even when he is gone. This is leadership-in-depth throughout
the chain of command.

DECISIVENESS
The Officer adjusts quickly to difficult situations and makes sound
decisions rapidly.

Advance Department, Signal School, C2C, TRADOC

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