Linking Command, Confusion and Distance…

“The amount of confusion in a command post is in direct proportion to the distance it is from the incident!” Unknown Advertisements

Fools: Power & Orders

“It is written […] that he who gives orders without having the power to enforce them, that man is a fool.” (Zelazny, 2010, p.77) Reference Zelazny, R. (2010) Lord of Light. London: Gollanz (an imprint of Orion Publishing Group).

17/09/201506/09/2015 by Andrew Marshall

ADF: Usability of a Battle Management System Under Simulated Vehicular Motion

Research Paper Title Usability of a Battle Management System Under Simulated Vehicular Motion. Executive Summary Previous research has found that motion has an adverse effect on people’s cognitive and psychomotor abilities. This has implications for military personnel operating computer based equipment in military vehicles. This report covers an experiment into the usability of a Battle… Read More

15/09/201508/10/2023 by Andrew Marshall

ADF: A Spoken Dialogue System for Command and Control

Research Paper Title A Spoken Dialogue System for Command and Control. Executive Summary We report on activities undertaken in the research programme ‘Smart And Rapid Information Access for Joint Command and Control (C2)’ one of whose goals was to enhance the spoken natural language (SNL) control of technologies and information for Deployable Joint Forces Headquarters… Read More

01/04/201301/04/2013 by Andrew Marshall

Article: The British Army, The Led & Leadership

A very good extract spoken by Corporal Doug Proctor in an article written by Sydney Jary MC. “During my six years army service I knew many Officers – some good – some bad. The most obvious difference between them was not in their tactical awareness as one might expect, but in the relationships they had… Read More