This doesn&#x27;t contradict it at all and you are confusing line-infantry with SOF, which is specifically what I am referring to.<p>CONOPS (Concept of operations) planning goes exactly like described with equality of input throughout the process. In fact it goes beyond that with team members continuously providing input throughout the run-up and execution of whatever operation is in play.<p>In many cases during whatever operation is happening, any team member, regardless of rank, can call &quot;knock it off&quot; if something is not going well and the team will respond to that.<p><i>That is way more fluid in terms of authority and touchy-feely than rigid military hierarchies</i><p>Again, this rigidity of hierarchy is a myth within high performing SOF teams (CAG (Delta), DEVGRU, 75th Ranger Regiment etc...)<p><i>there&#x27;s no life-or-death quick decisionmaking that favors decisiveness over debate.</i><p>Again, this misrepresents how battlefield decisions get made and overplays how democratic decisions are within [insert startup]. There is advantage to &quot;violence of action&quot; - meaning making a decision can be made and emphatically executed quickly - but it&#x27;s not the case that it needs to be approved by TOP (the leader). One of the key benefits of SOF is that everyone has the ability to make a decision that might veer from the plan without it being insubordination or some other offense.