Command — Planning Tasks

Basic organization, planning and time allocations.

Important and immediately after assuming command:

• Addressing leaders of groups belonging to own side.
  • Determine when and where meetings are to be held?
  • Determine when and where to rally the Army?
• Personally determine how much time I need before the battle?

At the command meeting:

• Determine tactics/tactics and discuss with group leaders.
• Determining the name of the group
• Discuss training exercises for own side

For the rallied army, prepare:

• Motivational speech before the battle.
• Explain tactics for all
• Explain and execute training exercises for own side
• Establish and instruct marching order

• Group analysis (numbers and combat power)
• Individual Conversations
• Testing of tactical components (orders, sensitivities)

• Own decision to command
• Empowerment to command

• Planning tactics alone or in small groups.
• Individual discussions with leaders of the groups
• Command meeting: discuss tactics and determine plan with entire command staff/group leaders.
• Individual discussions with key functional positions (flank/center command, liaison officers).

• Start of training
• Line up for tactics training
• Explain plan
• Tactics training
• Motivational speech
• March line-up
• March
• Battle formation
• Start of battle
• Processual steering/logistics of the reserve
• Show
• Debriefing / Motivation / Thanks

• Individual discussions
• Command debriefing
• Resting
• Showing up at camp in the evening, telling stories, but not revealing tactics or over-celebrating

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