General plan, a comprehensive method of attaining the assigned objective 49, 109 the Decision available as a 22, 44, 88 indicated in or developed from the Decision 155 Genius, fallacy of relying on availability of 2 Goal of planning 197 Groups, Task, organization of 165 Guide, the Estimate Form a flexible 117 the Fundamental Military Principle a valid and practical 41 H Heading of Order Form 189 Hydrography in theater of operations 129 I Incentive, during supervision of the action 198 recognition of the 20, 43, 44, 50, 79, 82, 119, 203 relationship of, with motivating task 79 Indoctrination, meaning and application of 16 Information, and counter-information measures 126 its collection, analysis, evaluation and interpretation 122 of enemy and of friendly forces 190, 216 paragraph of Order Form 190 Initiative, offensive is a method of seizing 75 relation of, to freedom of action 74 Instructions, action may be necessary before receipt of 203 commander may depart from 16 letter of, in lieu of directive cast in standard form 188 the letter and spirit of, variation from 103 Intelligence, accurate, related to freedom of action 76 and counter-intelligence, measures for 160-161 derived from information 122 plan 177 subsidiary problem involving 176 Intelligent suspicion, everything to be viewed with 200 Inventiveness and versatility, special attention to desirable 126 J Journal file, description of 207 Journal for entry of data in running estimate, description of 205-207 entries in, purely factual 214 Judgment, professional, essential to good leadership 3 exercise of, in planning 117-179 exercise of, in the execution of the plan 183-217 has its source in mental power 217 relation of to successful conduct of war 40-114 L Letters of instruction, use of 85, 188 Life, the ability to withstand punishment 188 Listing, of courses of action 186, 189 of operations in definite sequence 158 of retained courses of action 139, 148 Logical thought, necessity for 22 principles in their relation to 22 separates the rational from the irrational 22 Logistics, factor of direct concern to armed forces 129 paragraph of Order Form 198 plan 179 support, commander hampered without 74 support, measures for 162 Loyalty, a military necessity 15 more than a moral virtue 14 mutual, born of mutual confidence 9 M Material, a factor applicable to armed forces 128 Means, available, and opposed 31-36, 38-41, 43, 52 survey of 123 to be made available, principle for determination of 34 Measures, for adequate freedom of action 160-162, 167 for exercise of command 160, 168 for information and counter-information 126 for intelligence and counter-intelligence 160 for logistics support 162, 167 for security, cooperation and intelligence 167 for training 160 Mental elements of fighting strength enumerated 9