CHAPTEB VI
ORGANIZATION
51.
THE backbone of Organization is the Chain of !
Command, which Colonel Foster explains as follows
: "It is obvious that the commander of a military :
force cannot deal personally and directly with all those i
under his command, but only with a limited number of !
subordinate commanders. Each of the latter in turn {
conveys his will to his owa subordinates, and this -
gradually broadening system, called the Chain of Command,
is carried on till every individual of the force receives
his orders. These orders are founded on the
original orders of the Commander in Chief, with modifications
and details added by each lower in authority
in the chain so as to suit the special circumstances of
his own command."
It is equally obvious that the head of any except a
very small organization cannot deal personally and
directly with all those under his command; and consequently
that he also must have a Chain of Command
through which to make his will effective.
52. Analyzing Foster's statement, we find the elements
of organization and orders as further tabulated
on the following page:
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