Afstan: The right commander for the job gives "Guidance"
Further to Terry Glavin's remarks at this post, I think he is quite right. Here again is the "Guidance" to the troops from ISAF commander General McChrystal. Read it and read it again, and hope the forces under his command take it to heart and act consequently. Don't cut down fruit trees, for a start.
The paper is superb. Well written. Short sentences. Purpose, strategy and tactics covered in seven pages. I spent around 30 years as a federal Canadian government bureaucrat and never saw such a document. Note also that General McChrystal never uses the words "terrorist" or "terrorism".
And note also the two people who sign the "Guidance" at p. 6.
The paper is superb. Well written. Short sentences. Purpose, strategy and tactics covered in seven pages. I spent around 30 years as a federal Canadian government bureaucrat and never saw such a document. Note also that General McChrystal never uses the words "terrorist" or "terrorism".
And note also the two people who sign the "Guidance" at p. 6.
posted by Mark, Ottawa at 8:23 p.m.
1 Comments:
perhaps the most interesting aspect of the memo is the two signatures at the bottom - GOC and the head NonCom.
Let's the Sergeants+ team know they are expected to be part of the total solution not just suffer the officer class fools that they often feel don't understand their situation.
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