Leadership in the U.S. Army and Navy

Paper Summary:

From the War of Mexico through the present, the Army and the Navy have worked together seamlessly in many operations. A key attribute to the success of these operations is leadership. Both services have separate definitions and ideologies on how leadership is structured. This paper depicts some of these differences at a basic level and allows one to see how the effectiveness of these two branches is not diminutive, even with the differences in leadership. The paper includes a table of contents and a graph.

Table of Contents
Background
Leadership Defined
Functions of Naval Leadership
Navy Characteristics
Army Characteristics
Army Leadership Levels
Direct
Organizational
Strategic
Conclusion
References

From the Paper:

"Cognitive ability is skill that is required be leaders so they are able to gather, incorporate, and interpret vast amounts of data. A leader needs to be able to take this information and formulate strategies, solve problems and make sound decisions. Having this ability includes being able to think multi-dimensionally or "out of the box". A good leader must have above average intelligence in order to incorporate all the information. In many cases, a "book smart" leader will not be able to do this."

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