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Leadership receives a tremendous amount of attention, but what about the day-to-day command challenges that confront O-4s, O-5s, and O-6s in today's war zones? What has command entailed over the past decade-and-a-half for Special Operations Force (SOF) commanders who have deployed to Afghanistan (and Iraq) either to lead or to work under Special Operations Task Forces (SOTFs) or Combined Joint Special Operations Task Forces (CJSOTFs)? In both theaters, officers have had to contend with various competing hierarchies and significant churn. What, then, might the Army and military do to obviate or mitigate these and other problems? The contours of a potential solution are described and its benefits discussed.<br><br> Senior US Army leaders, human resource managers, and US Army military force program managers interested in the development and career advancement of their deployed commanders will be most interested in this text. Military science students, command officers, noncommissioned officer corps personnel, and ROTC students may also be interested in the author's recommendations for solutions.<br> <p>Related items: </p><p><b>Paid To Perform: Aligning Total Military Compensation With Talent Management</b> can be found here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-000-01160-5</p><p><b>Starting Strong: Talent-Based Branching of Newly Commissioned U.S. Army Officers </b>can be found here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-000-01184-2</p><p><b>The Armed Forces Officer</b> can be found here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-000-01234-2</p><p><b>How We Fight: Handbook for the Naval Warfighter</b> can be found here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-000-01149-4</p>