Book Review
BOOK REVIEW
COMPANY COMMAND
THE BOTTOM LINE
BY:
JOHN G. MEYER,JR.
IG ASSESSOR STUDENT OFFICER
LT ABHISHEK SHARMA YO’S FD-1606 ‘B’ TP
CONTENTS
1. Introduction
2. About the author
3. About the book
4. Quality of presentation
5. Relevance in our context
6. Conclusion
INTRODUCTION 1. He wrote this book to help lighten the load of one of the most overworked soldiers in the US Army – THE COMPANY COMMANDER. It is commonplace for military leaders to call a company commanders job the hardest job in the Army. Company Commanders have more to do in one day than they can ever accomplish. A company commander works ten to twelve hours a day, six or seven days a week and refers to over 100 manuals and documents-just to stay a head of the proverbial power curve.
2. Despite the time and stress, successful company command is the most rewarding job in the army. Company Command - The Bottom Line spells out, for the first time, the essential tasks a company commander must complete and shows how he or she should perform them in order to command successfully.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
1. Colonel John G. Meyer. Jr. is an Army Military police Officer with a distinguished record of service. His broad range of assignments include several commands and key staff positions at the pentagon, most recently serving as executive officer to the under Secretary of the Army.
2. He held company commands in Vietnam, in a division and in the training base. He also has led troops as a battalion operations officer, executive officer and military Police battalion commander in Germany. He has been Aide-de-Camp to the commander in chief,
COMPANY COMMAND
THE BOTTOM LINE
BY:
JOHN G. MEYER,JR.
IG ASSESSOR STUDENT OFFICER
LT ABHISHEK SHARMA YO’S FD-1606 ‘B’ TP
CONTENTS
1. Introduction
2. About the author
3. About the book
4. Quality of presentation
5. Relevance in our context
6. Conclusion
INTRODUCTION 1. He wrote this book to help lighten the load of one of the most overworked soldiers in the US Army – THE COMPANY COMMANDER. It is commonplace for military leaders to call a company commanders job the hardest job in the Army. Company Commanders have more to do in one day than they can ever accomplish. A company commander works ten to twelve hours a day, six or seven days a week and refers to over 100 manuals and documents-just to stay a head of the proverbial power curve.
2. Despite the time and stress, successful company command is the most rewarding job in the army. Company Command - The Bottom Line spells out, for the first time, the essential tasks a company commander must complete and shows how he or she should perform them in order to command successfully.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
1. Colonel John G. Meyer. Jr. is an Army Military police Officer with a distinguished record of service. His broad range of assignments include several commands and key staff positions at the pentagon, most recently serving as executive officer to the under Secretary of the Army.
2. He held company commands in Vietnam, in a division and in the training base. He also has led troops as a battalion operations officer, executive officer and military Police battalion commander in Germany. He has been Aide-de-Camp to the commander in chief,