Furthermore, it is understood that many aspects including ownership, battle, and transportation were vastly different at that compared to the operating abilities that are normative today. Yes, troops had to do everything by foot. No, they did not have supply lines and adjacent units in the terms of how they are used today, and so vitally as well. Each aspect of the army that is of this day cannot operate individually- each part contributes to a larger scale team. Although, these aspects were virtually non-existent during the time in which the Battle of Big Hole took place, when compared to the capabilities of each link to help the entire machine that is the US Army to do its job. The relationship between technology and doctrine in the late …show more content…
Leadership is portraying the Army values of loyalty, duty, respect, selfless service, honor, integrity, and personal courage. What it is not, however, a chance to do what oneself would want and not expect consequences both up and down the chain of command. The Battle of Big Hole brought out Colonel Gibbon’s true dimensions of leadership. Colonel Gibbon blatantly went into the entire battle with a “take no prisoners” mentality that rubbed off quite a bit on soldiers as can be imagined, when looking at the demographics of the Nez Perce Native Americans who died that day. General Oliver O. Howard gave Colonel Gibbon orders to cut the Nez Perce off on their way west, when they were coming from Idaho. Nowhere has it been seen, in writing, that these orders said why they wanted to do this or what motivating factors were in play; a true leader would attempt to create a scenario with the least amount of violence possible, given the lack of intelligence stating that they were not otherwise friendly. Leaders are supposed to be the pivot point between their subordinates and their superiors; they are meant to create unit cohesion and make sure that every single soldier is trained and ready for anything that could possibly happen, unlike the faulty procedures that ensued at the Battle of Big Hole. Colonel Gibbon, when contrasted against what is taught about military leadership today, does not sparkle or stand out in any way. Moreover, if he were a leader in the Army today there would be no way on Earth that anything to do with this battle would have been regulated, permitted, or okay in way: the world is becoming a more global-sized society. Events that have always taken short amounts of time such as a tallying of votes or a kidnapping or a bombing are being publicized so much faster than in the past, and leaders are required to stay up to date on activities