Commander's Challenge

Commander’s challenge is focusing the mission.

An Operation was going on and one of our soldier’s was hit she was in the open area without any cover but our commander ordered us to fire with all weapons and not to let the enemy to use their weapon precisely with other soldier they took her to the safe area and got medic for her. Having chance to see their commanders’ ability arranging all possible actions saving unit member’s life regardless of danger, helps personal feel themselves comfortable also valuable. They learned commander is responsible for their mission together with their unit. Commander has to know how to reach unity, guide people and bring them together under one umbrella, and help them get the job done with their own will. They

Military’s restrictions make it more complex. Therefore, Organizational structure, persistent danger and long deployment are the main challenges for the commander’s focus on the mission. Organizational structure is one of the main challenges for the commander. Rigid and bureaucratic nature of that structure is the reasons for that challenge. First, military has rigid structure which makes it difficult to be effective with every different mission. According to the operation’s objective and the environment, a commander sometime needs different flexible team structure, but they will not able to change it easily. They have to make necessary clime front of their supervisors. They have to use that structure as much as they can, till they will get the changes which they want. In the meanwhile they are making extra paper work

It effectuates commander less confident and makes team members uneasy. First, under devastating danger situation making himself calm and leading his team needs strong nerves. Making team believing their commander, and to be able work together, without any doubt, when commanders own life in danger will bring complications. That is the goal for commander to be ready for hardship for reaching the goal. The war fighting environment is very stressful, not only for the commander, but also for the team members. The difficulties they face have not to distract them from their mission. If they lose control, they will lose their own life also team members. Second, working between life and death will make commander uncomfortable also will distract him from his mission’s goal. In that kind of risky environment to make your team engaging enemy, fighting them with self-confidence and courage, making your team to relay on you, helps commander and team members being mission oriented also creates difficulties for commander. Pursuing their personal to believe that they are really important for their team, if something will go wrong with one of them they will try to solve that problem with every possible way, regardless of what they have to do need courage. Making every team member to see themselves as a part of the team, making team to believe team’s spirit, creating self-confidence makes commanders job and life very challenging.