Good leadership will get you good troops. By motivating/inspriring/leading/manange you should inherently get well trained troops (or all the crap I learned at captains finishing school was for naught)
From my armchair warrior's perspective, I think well-trained troops are more important than great leadership. Well-trained troops can self-synchronize, to use the net-centric warfare buzzword, in the absence of leadership. The "Little Groups of Paratroopers" (LGOPs) phenomenon in Operation Overlord is a historical example.
On the other hand, poorly-trained troops will not have the skills to to realize their leader's intent. Of course, a great leader will do everything in his power to make sure that his troops are well-trained before the battle starts.
At the risk of spouting off on a topic where I have no expertise, well-trained troops make the bigger difference.
ReplyDeleteGood training should make up for many deficiencies in leadership, but good leadership cannot make up for a lack of training.
Good leadership will get you good troops. By motivating/inspriring/leading/manange you should inherently get well trained troops (or all the crap I learned at captains finishing school was for naught)
ReplyDeleteFrom my armchair warrior's perspective, I think well-trained troops are more important than great leadership. Well-trained troops can self-synchronize, to use the net-centric warfare buzzword, in the absence of leadership. The "Little Groups of Paratroopers" (LGOPs) phenomenon in Operation Overlord is a historical example.
ReplyDeleteOn the other hand, poorly-trained troops will not have the skills to to realize their leader's intent. Of course, a great leader will do everything in his power to make sure that his troops are well-trained before the battle starts.
-- Guardian