Conflict management: case of a young officer in the Military

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Conflict is a state of discord which is caused through the actual or perceived opposition of needs, values and interests or against something or between someone or more aptly, between two or more parties who are not in agreement on a particular subject. The army is under a state of constant change especially with the impact of time and geopolitics. Thus, functioning in a different pattern is witnessed. Nevertheless, its fundamental organization and aspects continue to remain intangible. In this assignment, we are going to analyze ?conflict management'. Undoubtedly, conflicts exist everywhere and of course, the army isn't an exception. All armies are composed specifically mainly due to the importance of their specific missions. In other words, the composure of the armies is the need of the hour. To explain further, the army is composed of three corps i.e. the soldiers, sub-officers, and officers who have specific roles, obligations and responsibilities. It's not always easy to work efficiently and in synergy, notably because of the different degrees of experience, age, knowledge and expertise of each individual or group. Prior to analyzing various cases, it's necessary to underline both the notion of conflict and the functioning of the army.

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[...] A conflict can be internal (within oneself) or external (between two or more individuals). Conflict as a concept can help explain many aspects of social life and social death such as social disagreement, conflicts of interests, and fight between individuals, groups, or organizations. In political terms, "conflict" can refer to wars, revolutions or other struggles, which may involve the use of force as in the term armed conflict. Without proper social arrangement or resolution, conflicts in social settings can result in stress or tensions among stakeholders. [...]

[...] Conflict management: case of a young officer in the Military Table of contents Introduction I. The Conflict 1. What is a conflict? 2. Causes of a conflict II. The military context 1. Training of a young officer 2. Functioning of a squadron 3. What is a lieutenant? III. [...]

[...] After the instruction, I went back to the building where all they were and make stop the merry-making to go to sleep. Few years later, a secret alert was launched without my approbation and consultation. Thus, quickly, I asked for a compte-rendu to the responsible of the exercise . It was the warrant officer; partly drunk. This one tempted a mutiny to remove my command! What is a very grievous and grave deed! He was menacing, not in his normal condition and all were exhausted. [...]

[...] They can be assistant of one. Thus, sometime, it can be frustrating for them because this non-commissioned officer is somebody who has experience and important skills, but who has not inevitably the speciality of the command but logistic or fight for instance. Thus, it's essential for both to communicate a lot and particularly for the old one, having the possibility to do suggestions and tuning in his officer. The young officer usually leans largely upon the subalterns' experience. Then the relation and synergies are optimized. [...]

[...] Lead a Squadron (company) Lead a Platoon Lead a group A platoon of infantry led by a lieutenant is generally composed by 1 officer sub officers and the soldiers. A group of infantry led by a sergeant is generally composed by 8 people Training of a young officer Young men or women who want too became officer on the French army are obliged to have training in Military Special School; the military academy which educate officers of the land army. [...]