Time and its importance in the armed forces
08/30/2009
Charter Info - The time is of great importance in the lives of some people, and others on the contrary, some people do not realize the value of time. The more important time when the military - especially in times of battles - both in collecting and organizing manpower and management, or in the face of the discount as well, and in a number of arms and work on them; What is the importance of time for military commanders and soldiers as well?.
 
The importance of time for the leaders
The matter of time the soldier and officers, the soldier concerned time and takes it to cross the area of enemy fire during his attack, and corrected through on goals. The officer also Vehmh time in his calculations on the maps in order to accomplish tasks in a timely manner.
 
Winning time for the military leaders, is especially important in the transition from defense to offense and vice versa, too, time is an important factor for military leaders - especially in the days of the war - for the leader to keep all things that pertain to his unit and his opponent, and arrange a timely manner in order to achieve victory. Commander-military successful does not inquire during the Battle of how the time required for planes to discount it, or the arrival of aircraft to be deducted from the order to strike its positions, and inquire how long the time of the arrival of artillery strikes to sites discount, must therefore be the leader that the trainees by conducting drills and exercises (1).
 
One of the advantages of the successful leader to take advantage of the time, and manages its proper management in terms of: Where to spend his time? With whom? What is the time spent with each officer or a soldier? In any position? What is the time required to analyze or conduct operations?
 
The duties of military commanders to exploit the time
The military commander must be exploited and utilized his time properly and try to shorten the time as much as possible, provided that the duty, because there might be surprises and crises may not have enough time to solve (2). It is incumbent upon military leaders to take advantage of time before it is too late, whether the commander defending their land, or if a rival, Vlelp one sufficient for the establishment of fortifications - Kkhanadq soldiers and caches of tanks - and more time to facilitate deliveries of cars and weapons, and therefore leaders must use the time , whether they are defenders or attackers, where the change results in their favor or against them. And forgotten the nature of the fighting art of fighting to change from time to time (3).
 
The choice of time, skill, and taking into account the seasons, and choose the most appropriate time to launch the attack, the factors needed for victory, whether by day or at night, in summer or winter (4).
 
The importance of time in the armed forces
Time plays an important role in mobilizing the potential mechanism, equipment, weapons and ammunition in the mobilization of manpower, it must be built into battle on the precise calculations, including time. The time factor is not separate from the fighting, if we for example, the attack on the wing of the enemy right and focused pressure on him, and won on the wing and then we went to the heart of the enemy (the center of gravity), our calculations may not be accurate, because if we focused pressure on the right wing of the enemy, it may withdraw the status of weight to the left wing, and Esthekma in a strategic location, and then that we can not eliminate him just a time, but we may need for a long time, so time plays an important role in the face of things and emergency situations during the fighting (5). He agreed with the author of an article: Leadership and Administration (Mohammad Ibrahim al-Latif) saying that (the time of gold), is saying the exaggerated and inaccurate, offset by gold, while the time does not compensate, the time if you do not turn back the clock (6).
 
The objectives of the war are many, they are either to occupy new land, or to dominate a people is to exploit the resources of the opponent, or for the dissemination of religion, or self-defense, honor and property and the homeland, or to liberate the homeland from the enemy; therefore, lies the importance of time-out in the battles - The truce also - in the exploitation of this time, and the preparation of weapons, ammunition and equipment, machinery and manpower, and also in re-tactics and other martial arts. It should use the time before, during and after the battle during the retreat and withdrawal of armies; do not forget to be careful during the process of withdrawal of troops for fear of a new offensive (opposite) (7).
 
Factors affecting the time
1 - Giving the enemy and the longer have an impact in time, the enemy is preparing a second time and equipped troops and weapons, and achieves victory.
2 - play the political, economic, social and military alliances and a major role in the reconstruction at the time of the accounts again (8).
3 - The use of the leader of the time controlled by different factors depending on the nature of military action and the type of leadership and rank, whether or Corps task force or brigade or battalion or company or platoon or barn.
4 - cause problems and crises within the military unit or unexpected surprises of the opponent may not have enough time, but that leader must be doing its job quickly and shorten the time.
5 - doing business at the expense of personal and career military action (9).
 
Abstract
The time-of great importance in civilian life, arrival of a dealer or contractor to a particular place in a timely fashion, he can get the tender; the more important time, more so in the armed forces, as the second or Part A of it may lead to hit the targets and achieve victory, it is incumbent on soldiers and military officers to pay attention to time, Ihspoh account carefully and conclude their work less than the time required if possible.
 
References
1 - o 0 m 0 Steimenko: Soviet General Staff in the years of war, book II, Progress Publishers, Moscow, r (543 544 552, 553).
2 - Mohammed Ibrahim Al-Latif, leadership and management, Journal of Defense, the number (72), management of public affairs for the Saudi armed forces, (the first spring of 1409 - November 1988), Riyadh, Al-(115 114).
3 - Colonel Mohammed Asadullah description: war, i 1, the Lebanese Company for the printing and media, Beirut (1981) (p. 195).
4 - o 0 m 0 Steimenko: op, r (545 546).
5 - Colonel Mohammed Asadullah description: op, r (194 195).
6 - Mohamed Ibrahim Al-Latif: op (p. 114).
7 - Colonel Mohammed Asadullah description: op (p. 196).
8 - o 0 m 0 Steimenko: op, p. (545).
9 - Mohammed Ibrahim Al-Latif: op (p. 115).
 
* Journal of King Khalid Military College.
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