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Dealing with the unexpected requires adjustment to the actual situation. '''''To the degree that doctrine becomes overly proscriptive, it becomes irrelevant.''''' Worse, it instills in the command a penchant for proceeding "by the book" whether warranted by circumstances or not. Doctrine must embrace a philosophy of initiative and creative thinking to counter uncertainty. The more asymmetric the opponent, the more important this is. Training must complement a philosophy of operations that emphasizes uncertainty and training doctrine must stress pilots and leaders by putting them in unfamiliar circumstances and forcing them to think creatively. | Dealing with the unexpected requires adjustment to the actual situation. '''''To the degree that doctrine becomes overly proscriptive, it becomes irrelevant.''''' Worse, it instills in the command a penchant for proceeding "by the book" whether warranted by circumstances or not. Doctrine must embrace a philosophy of initiative and creative thinking to counter uncertainty. The more asymmetric the opponent, the more important this is. Training must complement a philosophy of operations that emphasizes uncertainty and training doctrine must stress pilots and leaders by putting them in unfamiliar circumstances and forcing them to think creatively. | ||
To remain relevant, doctrine must recognize the elements of uncertainty and the unexpected. Of course, doctrine cannot predict the unexpected - yet it must go further than banalities. Doctrine must offer the educational foundation and the tool set required to comprehend and effect successful operations, ''not in spite of, but BECAUSE of their increasing asymmetric nature.'' Imparting the tool set is a function of training, education, and self-study. Applying the tools is a function of leadership. Fleet doctrine should embody a philosophy of operations (WSOP) that recognizes uncertainty as a fundamental aspect of warfare. Doctrine must illustrate the adaptive nature of a thinking, willful opponent and stress the absence of prescription in doctrine. | To remain relevant, doctrine must recognize the elements of uncertainty and the unexpected. Of course, doctrine cannot predict the unexpected - yet it must go further than banalities. Doctrine must offer the educational foundation and the tool set required to comprehend and effect successful operations, ''not in spite of, but BECAUSE of their increasing asymmetric nature.'' Imparting the tool set is a function of training, education, and self-study. Applying the tools is a function of leadership. Fleet doctrine should embody a philosophy of operations (WSOP) that recognizes uncertainty as a fundamental aspect of warfare. Doctrine must illustrate the adaptive nature of a thinking, willful opponent and stress the absence of prescription in doctrine. | ||
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