text: Chapter 4
  Mission Command
  Mission command is the Army’s approach to command and control that empowers
  subordinate decision making and decentralized execution appropriate to the situation.
  (ADP 6-0). The brigade combat team (BCT) commander uses mission command, with
  its emphasis on seizing, retaining, and exploiting operational initiative, through
  mission orders. Mission orders are directives that emphasize to subordinates the results
  to be attained, not how they are to achieve them (ADP 6-0). Disciplined initiative—as
  it relates to mission command describes individual initiative.
  Mission command requires the BCT commander to convey a clear commander’s intent
  and concept of operations. These become essential in operations where multiple
  operational and mission variables interact with the lethal application of ground combat
  power. Such dynamic interaction often compels subordinate commanders to make
  difficult decisions in unforeseen circumstances. Based on a specific idea of how to
  accomplish the mission, commander and staff refine the concept of operations during
  planning and adjust the concept of operations throughout the operation as subordinates
  develop the situation or conditions change. Often, subordinates acting on the higher
  commander’s intent develop the situation in ways that exploit unforeseen
  opportunities.
  The commander uses the mission command approach to command and control to
  exploit and enhance uniquely human skills. The commander, supported by the staff,
  combines the art and science of command and control to understand situations, make
  decisions, direct actions, and lead forces toward mission accomplishment.
  This chapter addresses the fundamentals of mission command, to include the principles
  of mission command, command presence, and the Army’s approach to command and
  control. It addresses the command and control warfighting function and the exercise of
  command and control.
  SECTION I – FUNDAMENTALS OF MISSION COMMAND
  4-1. Understanding the fundamentals of mission command as the Army’s approach to command and control
  is essential to the effective conduct of operations. Military operations are human endeavors conducted in
  complex and ever-changing operational environments. The BCT commander’s ability to visualize
  relationships among opposing human wills is essential tounderstanding the fundamental nature of operations.
  To account for the uncertain nature of operations,mission command (as opposed to detailed command) tends
  to be decentralized and flexible. This uncertain nature requires an environment of mutual trust and shared
  understanding among the commander,subordinates,and partners. This section focuses on the fundamentals
  of mission command and using mission orders to ensure disciplined initiative within the BCT commander’s
  intent, enabling subordinate commanders and leaders to synchronize and converge all elements of combat
  power. (SeeADP 6-0 for additional information.)