text: Chapter 3
  Mission Command
  BCT and squadron commanders apply mission command principles to develop the
  situation in close contact with the enemy and civilian populations. Commanders use
  the mission command principles exercising command and control of subordinate units
  to build their understanding, visualization, and description of the operational
  environment, the terrain, local populations, and the enemy. At the same time,
  commanders use the information gained from reconnaissance and security operations
  to modify existing or developing plans and to reallocate BCT assets as they refine their
  direction, leadership, and assessment of both reconnaissance and security operations and
  the BCT’s decisive operations.
  The role of reconnaissance and security operations in mission command is essential.
  Mission command requires the BCT and squadron commander to convey a clear
  commander’s intent and clear reconnaissance and security guidance. Commander’s
  guidance becomes essential in reconnaissance and security operations where multiple
  operational and mission variables interact with the lethal application of combat power.
  Such dynamic interaction often compels subordinate commanders to make difficult
  decisions in unforeseen circumstances. Commanders and staffs refine the concept of
  the operations during planning and make adjustments throughout operations as Cavalry
  forces develop the situation or conditions change.
  SECTION I – MISSION COMMAND FOR RECONNAISSANCE AND SECURITY
  3-1. Military operations are complex human endeavors. The threats, enemies, and adversaries that U.S.
  forces face in combat consist of capable, adaptable, and determined enemies who resist U.S. forces actions,
  employ countermeasures to our strengths and capabilities, and seek to impose their will on all actors within
  the operational environment. Army forces conduct operations among civilian groups who are influenced by
  military operations. As a result, Army forces encounter a wide variety of political agendas and changing
  perceptions throughout an operational area. As operations progress in close contact with enemy forces and
  civilian populations, commanders face thinking and adaptive enemies, changing civilian perceptions, and
  differing agendas of various organizations and actors. The result of the continuous process of interactions is
  an uncertain environment.
  PRINCIPLES OF MISSION COMMAND
  3-2. 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). Mission command
  includes visualizing the current situation and the future end state, then formulating operations concepts to
  employ offensive, defensive, and stability operations to move from one state to the other. Mission command
  is one of the foundations of the Army’s operating concept. When contrasted with detailed command, mission
  command emphasizes centralized intent and decentralized execution through disciplined initiative.
  3-3. Mission command assists commanders and staffs in countering the uncertainty of operations by
  reducing the amount of certainty needed to act. Commanders understand some decisions must be made
  quickly and are better made at the point of action. Further, mission command is based on mutual trust and a