Loneliness of Command

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LONELINESS OF COMD 1. This is a relatively short one just for you sir. The term at the title is one which every comd should understand so as to avoid from the complexities arising from if not understood. At the same time I also ack that this term is at least not very well understood in Army. 2. It is nothing like as can be misunderstood by many; instead is quite different. It is not that a comd, since he wants to keep the difference and maint a commanding posture keeps himself away from UC. In a fear that UC will start taking him for granted or will come to know of his weaknesses. Well I believe is a sign of a weak comd and a weak person; not Loneliness of comd. 3. Loneliness of comd means that a comd who may think one hundred years ahead or conceive a brilliant plan but unless is sp by matching intellect in UC or qual staff, will not be able to deliver. Hence he will start felling Loneliness after some time as soon as he realizes that he is Greek to his UC in his thoughts and actions . 4. Loneliness of comd also means that no matter how well or top of the line staff one may have, there comes a point where a comd is req to take a decision and then own it till end. In doing so he shall always be alone . To put it simple; a sec comd was moving on a road and there came a Y junc. All the pers of sec advised comd, some for rt and some for lt and of course with reasons. Having all put together and analyzed his 2IC presented all options to him. At this particular moment the COMD was all alone in sel rt or lt. Whatever may happen afterwards it will be COMD who shall own the decision not the staff. 5. There is yet another aspect to it. As the commander grows in service and rank his priorities and interests become widely different from his UC. Like 14 Havs in a coy have somewhat same interests than one Maj in same coy. Moving fwd, this fundamental difference if not
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