ENGINEERS & AIRLAND BATTLE DOCTRINE 3ENGINEER CHALLENGE: EUROPEAN RANGE MODERNIZATION PLATOON INSPECTION INTUITION and LEADERSHIP d. by MAS Lee A. Peters llltary leaders will increase simple enemy movements or to literature and research on intuition. M'their' effectiveness and effic- discover a new enemy location. the subject is often misunderstood. iency as they increase their use of Eric Bern, in his book Ba!/o?td Army leadership publications do not intuition. Gu,rre.s ntrrl Scripts. defines intuition mention intuition. Management liter- Intuition is the ability or power to as subconscious knowledpe without ature, however, does recognize it as gain direct knowledge or co~nition words. based on suhconscioup obser- means of classifying managers. Ralph withnot rational thought, inference. vations without words. Under the Stondill's Hl~~idbookof l,~ader.~h?/j or deductive reasoning. The great right circumstances, he says. it is mentions it only as a means of sizing Swiss ps,vcholog.ist Carl Jung called more reliable and accurate than up other people and of determining it a sixth sense-a way of gaining conscious knowledge baed on con- their place in society. information or of making ohserva- scious observation. The military must accomplish the tions-in addition to the five senses In the book. Bern includes, as an follo\~ingto fill the informational of smell, touch. taste. sight, and example, a psychiatric examination void and to improve leadership: hearing. once used for people entering the Acknowledge that intuition exists. Intuition, which isalready used hy military. Psychiatrists asked the Identify the process of internaliza- military personnel, is often called entrants two simplo questions: "Arc in8 knowledge. "gut feel" or "hunch." Although you nervous? and "Have you ever Research the use of this inter- military leaders have a vague under- seen a psychiatrist? Using intuitive nalized knowledge in the intui- standing of what is going on in their reactions to the answers. they deter- tivc process. minds, they are often fearful of using mined whether a person was psycho- Help leaders to recognize that intuition hecause it is not empirical logically fit for the armed forces. they use intuition. and they are unaware of its relia- The psychiatrists were 90 percent Develop methodology to detcrm- bility. accurate. ine the reliability and accuracy Other leaders use it without realiz- Intuition is the receiver. the an- of intuitions. ing what it is or what it does. Platoon tenna, for inductive reasoning. In- Military leaders can perform more leaders who "knouS" their soldiers ductive reasoning uses the proof of a effectively if they understand this use intuition to predict their troops' specific case or of a few facts to sixth sense. They should know what collective and individual responses reach a general conclusion, whereas intuitive talent thev possess. how to situations, to diagnose problems in deductive reasoning uses a series of often they use it, and how reliable and the platoon. and to direct actions facts or empirical data to prove a accurate it is. Using intuition will that motivate the platoon to accom- general situation. help leaders to better identify priori- plish its ~riissiuns. ties for decision making. The accepting An aircraft pilot flyingnap-of-the- intuition as a leadership tool will earth lets intuition (the sensor for nductive reasoning is the logic of increase the effectiveness and effic- the subconscious) "feel" tlie aircraft Ithe subconscious. The five senses iencyof the military. and its responses while giving the are the antennae of the conscious and conscious mind the task of watching deductive reasoning its logic. MAJ LC!, A. f't.tr,rs. I!SAR. hr,nrts the terrain. The pilot may let When experience is emphasized Co~zsiri.~ctior!Sr~li~~cil'iS(,rr:iees. I?!(... intuition direct the responses to the by the military, it gives intuition- in 111dinnn)rolis. He hns tnostr>.rs' terrain-"going on automatic." internalized understanding-a data degrees in cir,il rtlgin~uringnnd irr Intuition has other military appli- base that translates into diagnosis. rnnnn<lcr~~e,ltfromf'~rl.di~r.Crrii,ur.sii!/ cations. For example, it can be used prediction, and action in future owd si,rr3~esos r~lr,i~rtrtin~~er~n[iicrr,ti,r to predict how units will react under situations. The conscious mind may t,hr l,:l~.rl AKC0.W. HI. snrr:ld in str~ssfulsituations, to identify what's not know that understanding and its ~ I ~ I I Ircilh ! I:I I /(igfh happening in a member's home life, internalization have happened until E~rgin~i~r.&IS. M.4.I P~iws is rr to operate a tank. to structure intuition retrieves the data. r(yji.slrr.~,(I ),qti,s.sssk~sol ottgiarrr in combined arms teams. or to diagnose Because information voids exisl in Irrdiann. SPRING 1984 UNITED STATES ARMY FEATURES ENGINEER CENTER 11 Engineer Doctrine for the AirLand Battle AND FORT BELVOIR, VA hy COL Willia~nC. Bwns, LTC Lawy Woud & Mr. Hap Humbric 20 Planning Engineer ARTEPs the Easy Way 6!/ CPTJohn A. D~rrlri~i 22 Improving Warrant Officer Professional Development COMMANDER/COMMANDANT by thr E~iyi,rcur Wn~.rtintQ[f;ccrSt~rcljjTc~nn!,USAES MG JAMES N. Ellis 24 European Range Modernization bu ILT Rrr,crl!l Rnrnos ASSISTANT COMMANDANT COL lames W. Ray 30 Graf '82 6ji LTC Lorr.re17ceL. Izzo CHIEF OF STAFF/DEPUTY 31 Material Operations INSTALLATION COMMANDER bg CPT Tho~~lcrsM. Kc~frm- COL Paul I. Higgins 32 Improving Your Platoon Inspections bi) & COMMAND SERGEANT MAJOR MA.] Jor~trthunA. Jncohsrn MAJ J(:ffffrsonJ. Irrin CSM Orville W. Troesch Jr. 36 Success through Respect [I!/ I LT Lo.iris J. Lefo EDITOR 38 Engineer "CATTeam Builds in Micronesia JohnFlorence hi/ CPT Rrr uti!/ M. E?~!oru ASSISTANT EDITOR 41 Quick Compass Conversions 1LT LouisI. Lero /I!/ MA.1 .Jnli I! C. ,Jf~,~is 44 Post Support CONTRIBUTING EDITOR b.11 LTC Mrrrtin Fishvr 2LT David I.Arter 45 Training Without Straining DESIGN DIRECTOR b.11I,TC DorrgIas A. Kcrse!/ Thomas Davis 47 The Balance hy COL (Rrt.)Do7zdridge M. 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Individual copies are available at $4.50 per copy for domestic addresses and $5.65 for foreign addresses. Second Class postage paid at Fort Belvoir. VA, and additional mailing offices. ISSN 0046-1989. More Info on 61H Course for Engineer soldiers are welcome at Be in grade E6 or below. the Crusader Academy and are Have a high school diploma or Building Supervisors in the Fall encouraged to attend. Attendance at GED. 1983 issue was much appreciated in the BTC and PTC courses may be by Have a credit for one or more calling theattention ofthe Engineer "TDY enroute to anew assignment" years of high school algebra. community to the 51H NCO or by "TDY and return to current Have GT/ST and EL scores of professional development course unit." The former option is a matter 110 or higher. offered at Fort Leonard Wood. between MILPERCEN and the Score 70 percent on a basic math However, two major aspects need soldier, while the latter option and science test available through additional information-the basic involves the soldier's chain-of- Army education centers. intent of the course and how to command. Reserve Component Soldiers selected for the one-year attend. noncommissioned officers should course must be prepared for hard We have too long ignored the consult their chain-of-command for work.