Military Observation

Hi Kristi,
I suppose in the military; some assumptions must be made given the scope of organization along with its objectives. From a civilian perspective, I am inclined to believe that certain assumptions in the military, however flawed they may be, serve to maintain some semblance of order. Hence, the hierarchical value orientation can be viewed as the military's modus operandi (Hill,2002). Consequently, I believe that, not all commissioned officers are up to the task and that fact is at times taken for granted by the top brass when they are delegating duties to their juniors. Their assumption is in fact necessary to preserve the structural integrity of the armed forces and has worked for many years since the War of Independence. Conversely, great military leaders such as Eisenhower, Patton, MacArthur, Nimitz, Bradley, Halsey etc., only further the assumption.
I believe in the military, clarity of purpose cannot be understated
Thanks for the great post.

References
Hills, M. D. (2002). Kluckhohn and Strodtbeck's Values Orientation Theory. Online Readings in Psychology and Culture, 4(4).