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Originally Posted by gatotom
Yes, Command Presence can be taught.
I believe the natural part comes from your father and his father, it's a learned experience that passes thur the generations of family.
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Mein Gott In Himmel....you understand...
It has to do with courage of your convictions. Being willing to state what you believe in spite of the odds. That will usually lead to being under fire at one time or another...ones mettle being tested does give a quiet confidence.
Also a question for the original poster...are you sure it is not the suit that is making the man have an aura of command presence.
Usually I don't find that military officers of high rank have that much sagacity. their thinking is usually very rigid and hierarchical. Peterus is the exception...he in affect translates amorphous warfare techniques into the western hierarchical model. It might be titled , "How to Fight Insurgencies for Dummies"
I think the really great military commanders of history thought of warfare in the most unmilitary of terms..being able to asses the strengths and weaknesses of their foes and by observing when opportunity knocked.
Robert E Lee for example knew all the commanders he faced and as such knew what their predilections were. Thus he was able to be predictive of their behavior. During the Spring campaign of 1864 Lee was able to predict and counter every move Grant made. Grant in turn knew that attrition would trump intuition. Lee had to know that as well, but was determined to make Grant pay. The day at Cold Harbor was a a day Grant always regretted.
Also take Bonaparte...one of his observations was that a general had a shelf life of 7 years before he either became rusty or sloppy..maybe that was the learning curve..after 7 years you just fall back on what you know and stop being inovative. In which time your enemies can learn your method.