Importance of Chain of Command PDF

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Importance of chain in command in both military and civilian...

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Why Chain Of Command Is Important.

Well Good morning Day 2 of Drill, glad I can entertain you Sgt. Winks for a second time

So, todays topic is why chain of command is so important in the military and our daily lives. Well

I feel I can explain it this way, we have NCO, and SNCO, and then officers for a reason. We’re assigned

Sergeants, in our unit so we can go to them for issues and they can guide and direct us in the right Path.

We then go to the SNCO if the NCO pretty much sucks or if the NCO doesn’t exactly know how to

explain the Situation the SNCO is the next step. And, now finally the officer tier, Officers are the last

resort and usually the unit commander is an officer if we can’t solve our issues through our NCO and

SNCO we then proceed to the officer but that is last resort, also you never want to go see the

commander in Blues because that’s pretty much terrible news and you might get paperwork. Yikes!

Another, probably better description of Chain Of Command is the system used to ensure that each

individual receives instructions for a particular task from only one supervisor. It is an authority and

accountability chain from the highest office or position within the chain to the lowest element. The

chain of command assists commanders at all levels to achieve their primary function of accomplishing

the organization or unit’s assigned mission while caring for personnel and property in their charge. A

chain of command provides proper avenues of communication. It allows for members to give and

receive information. When used properly, it is both simple and effective. All orders and instructions

should be issued through the chain of command. A person or unit can only have one immediate

commander who issues orders and provides instructions. You, also need to Respect your chain of

command! Why? Because like you Sgt. Winks you had to work hard for your spot and as us

recruits/barely Graduated airman we still got a long road ahead. Something new I noticed about the CoC

in the military is shared leadership. Shared leadership involves building a broader and deeper capacity

for leadership that goes beyond a formally appointed leader. Several models of team leadership are

reviewed, distinguishing between the leadership of teams from leadership in teams. Shared leadership is

a variant of the latter in which everyone on the team is responsible for leadership and where leadership

emerges through patterned interactions of team members. Overall, shared leadership appears to be a

possibility for the military and one that is needed because of the increasing complexity of missions but

efforts need to be undertaken to incorporate it into formal training and doctrine. The context in which

leadership is enacted in organizations today is changing at a rapid pace. In addition, it has been argued

that the problems and challenges faced by most organizations have been getting increasingly complex.

This is certainly the case for military organizations. Not only are the threats to the nation’s defense more

difficult to predict (think asymmetric warfare and terrorism), but the very nature of the missions have

changed, from traditional warfare to humanitarian aid and peacekeeping and everything in between. It

has also been noted that there is significant task migration in the military from senior to more junior

leaders. As a result, there is an increasing likelihood that no single leader will have all the answers or

even be able to make sense of the more significant challenges that are encountered. Thus, there is an

intense need for examining leadership across most domains as a way of increasing the overall capacity

for effective leadership in groups and organizations. Thanks for reading, personally the shared

leadership, makes a lot of sencse and brings out the aha moment from learning about leadership role

models back in Basic!

Airman, RayeVen Griego...