To prepare quality solutions, Ukraine needs "Boyd’s loop", - Butusov
Colonel John Boyd created a world-famous doctrine that became one of the basic ones for the US Army. "Boyd’s loop" allows you to overtake the opponent.
This is stated in the material of the editor-in-chief of Censor.NET Yuriy Butusov on ZN.
"Boyd proved that in a great war the cause of defeat or victory is not a set of material or moral factors in themselves, not the total number of men, weapons, resources, psychological state or social conditions. First of all, this is the quality of management, which makes it possible to use one's advantages and reduce the significance of the enemy's advantages, that is, to act faster and more competently than the enemy," the post reads.
"Boyd's loop" is a continuous cycle of planning strategic and tactical steps, which should be its own for each country. "Boyd's loop" defines that the management cycle in war is divided into four components: observation, orientation, decision and action.
Butusov suggests ways to improve management within the framework of the existing government structure in Ukraine.
"The position of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief (SCC). Must perform the function of coordination and control between independent blocks of power, which are responsible for creating the advantage and efficiency of the state in all elements of the cycle. For this, the president must reduce the number of management objects and delegate independent powers to a certain circle of managers, whom he trusts as much as possible. For the efficiency of the Boyd cycle, it is necessary to create an organization with distributed functions, the hyperconcentration of powers at Bankova does not allow quick reaction and action," the journalist is convinced.
He calls for an end to competition in the military leadership, the "war of reprimands and official investigations", to punish commanders for truthful reports about a difficult situation. Currently, the implementation of post-operational analysis of combat operations (after action review) and streamlining of work in the Ministry of Defense (in particular, the management structure) are extremely important.
Butusov is convinced that a consistent and logical defense policy should be implemented. Among other things, in his opinion, the SSU should coordinate the work of all departments in the fight against Russian influence, and all intelligence structures - the NSDC.
"The key criterion for assessing the quality of the troops - combat capability, the creation of motivated combat teams and the organization of people should include them in the Boyd cycle as full-fledged participants at their echelons," Butusov emphasizes. He calls for the creation of combat training standards, the organization of large-scale training of commanders, the improvement of the quality of training of soldiers and non-commissioned officers of the military unit, the appointment of professionals from related fields of activity (auto mechanics, locksmiths, etc.), the creation of a full cycle of military justice and the institution of the commissioner for the rights of servicemen.
"We need to understand what kind of army we are building, what training, management, and armament systems will be needed tomorrow and will be needed in three years. To keep up with the war, we need to be ahead of the curve. "Boyd's loop" is needed to prepare high-quality solutions, and solutions are built precisely on planning. In particular, there is no planning, so we have self-organization and chaos in logistics, procurement, and any distribution of resources. We need short-term and long-term defense planning," the journalist emphasizes.
