On Independent Thought in the Soldiery...
Here's an article from about ten years ago on the matter of independent thought permitted for, and trust placed in, subordinates by their superiors. The main point Col. Oliviero tires to get across here (and as a retired officer), is that our societal culture in general and our service culture in particular are not only averse to said, they are basically incapable of properly understanding and fully adopting and adjusting to the German way of war as they stand, and that this will take long study and a fundamental transformation of both our service and our societal cultures in order to do so.
"Trust, Manoeuvre Warfare, Mission Command, and Canada's Army" by Lt.Col. Chuck Oliviero:
http://www.army.forces.gc.ca/caj/doc...ol1.1_05_e.pdf
It takes a little bit to really get going, but when it does, it's fairly worthwhile.
