Influence of the doctrine and concepts on the commanding of the Serbian Armed Forces

Abstract

The subject of the paper is to learn the influence of the doctrine and concepts on commanding in order to understand the connection between the practical and the theoretical military activity, the present and future operating environment, and the best way to accomplish the missions and tasks of the Serbian Armed Forces. The paper discusses the mutual relationship between the doctrine and concepts and the commanding as a practical activity, and determines the mutual influences that have specific implications for the preparation of strategic and doctrinal documents and for future changes in commanding.

Keywords

• doctrine
• concepts
• commanding
• command system
• levels of command
• organization
• structure