THE MISSION COMMAND CONCEPT IN MILITARY COMMAND AND CONTROL AND MILITARY EDUCATION: A SCIENTIFIC REVIEW
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The article provides a scientific review of the Mission Command concept as a contemporary model of military command and control and as a methodological reference point for the development of military education. Ukrainian and international scholarly publications and doctrinal sources are analysed, covering the evolution of Mission Command, its relationship with the Auftragstaktik approach, manoeuvre concepts, and NATO standards. It is shown that domestic research predominantly addresses the concept within the framework of doctrinal and managerial approaches, whereas international discourse closely links Mission Command to the system of professional military education (PME). The pedagogical potential of Mission Command is substantiated as a framework for training a new type of officer, with an emphasis on autonomy, disciplined initiative, responsibility, and learning under conditions of uncertainty. Educational technologies relevant to this concept are identified.
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Mission Command, military education, training of future officers, autonomy, disciplined initiative, competency-based approach, NATO standards
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