The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar has admonished graduands of Junior Course 97 of the Armed Forces Command and Staff College (AFCSC), Jaji, Kaduna State, on the 3 essentials of junior command leadership which include being decisive, understanding risks and focusing on the desired end-state.
According to him, as junior commanders, being indecisive was not an option, just as decisive leaders atimes make bad decisions.
He, however, noted that having good judgment based on time and information available was critical to operational successes.
"If you consider all the information available at your disposal but decides too late, you would have wasted your time and possibly lost resources and valuable lives," he stated.
In understanding risks, Air Marshal Abubakar told the graduands that their main tasks out there in the field would essentially entail balancing, mitigating, and accepting risks.
"If you want to learn good judgment and be decisive, you must take action to achieve your higher-level objectives. Sometimes, you will fail. However, you will never truly succeed if you don't try and take action," he noted.
In focusing on the desired end-state, the CAS reminded them that they were pivotal to achieving the higher commander's end-state. To guide their decisions, he averred, they must understand the risks while keeping track of the desired end-state of tasks or mission given to them.
Speaking further, Air Marshal Abubakar reeled out some competencies to be imbibed in their quest for professional success, such as leading with integrity by upholding the highest ethical standards and leading by example.
Others are being tactically and technically proficient by remaining committed to continuous learning and adapting in the face of rapidly emerging technologies for operational coordination and fostering a cohesive team environment, and adapting and innovating via new technologies, tactics, techniques, and procedures to enhance operational effectiveness.
Lastly, being agile and resilient by rapidly responding to changes and opportunities and undertaking tasks to achieve set objectives in dynamic environments and withstanding adverse conditions in the operational environment.
