Accession Number:

AD1016181

Title:

Its About Time

Descriptive Note:

Journal Article

Corporate Author:

Army Command and General Staff College Fort Leavenworth United States

Personal Author(s):

• Paparone,Christopher R.

Report Date:

2009-10-01

Pagination or Media Count:

3.0

Abstract:

Time is an important resource in decision making, especially under conditions of greater global interconnectedness of events, the increased ambiguity associated with them, and the uncertainty of the post-Sept. 11, 2001, environment. Indeed, time has been a critical resource in planning and operations in all peacetime and wartime experiences, but we tend to pay particular attention to time in situations when our foe or competitor can dictate the timing of events. Of course, we would rather have time on our side This article proposes that those in the defense community have a wider comprehension of time than just clocks and calendars offer. Defense professionals have multiple conceptions of timeall being uniquely useful. Those who serve in or for the military are socialized into other interpretations of time that make their professional culture quite distinctive from that of other institutions. What follows describes these different perceptions of time event time, time as trust, and time as symbolism.

Descriptors:

• time
• decision making
• military operations
• Defense planning
• perception
• comprehension
• mental processes

Subject Categories:

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE