Journal Assignment: Mission Command Relationship

This assessment target ELOs 400-SMC-1013.00 (O100: Department of Army Operations Overview), 400-SMC-1013.01 (O101: Unified Land Operations), 400-SMC-1013.04 (O104: Operational and Mission Variables), 400-SMC-1013.05 (O105: Decisive Action), and 400-SMC-1013.09 (O109: Mission Command)

Army doctrine teaches us that journaling is a tool to help expand one’s knowledge (self-awareness). Doctrine emphasizes that leaders read about, write about, and practice their profession. As a senior Army leader, you are constantly preparing yourself through lifelong learning and broadening experiences.  Self-awareness enables leaders to recognize their strengths and weaknesses across a range of conditions and progressively employ strengths to correct weaknesses. Competent and confident leaders make sense of their experience and use it to learn more about themselves. Journals and after action reviews (AARs) are valuable tools in gaining an understanding of one’s experiences and reactions to changes in conditions. When an individual journals they are developing their critical thinking skills. Critical thinking provides a basis for reflection and continual learning. This type of thinking is purposeful and helps find facts, challenge assumptions, solve problems, and make decisions. Critical and innovative thought are abilities that enable adaptability.

Topic of Journaling:  Write a 300-500 word substantive journal entry in APA format analyzing the concepts and theories you read about in within this module; utilizing key terms from those concepts and theories, describing the relationship between the principals of mission command and the warfighting function of command and control. Also explain the application of these concepts conducting Unified Land Operations (ULO). Be sure to reference appropriate doctrine and cite IAW APA standards that supports your analysis. See Form 1009J-DL (Journal Rubric) for specific requirements