To prepare the leaders of small military units for major challenges in the years ahead, the Marine Corps must rethink how it selects squad leaders and company commanders, enhance training for these leaders, provide them better high-tech tools and leverage science and technology investments, according to a study prepared for the service's top brass. Despite the Marine Corps' increasing focus on the importance of small-unit leaders, the service lacks up-to-date descriptions and requirements defining the responsibilities of these company commanders,...
