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Message: [QUOTE="Sadurian, post: 11539192, member: 113872"] It might go either way. A commander who ignores doctrine and has spectacular success might be lauded as a genius, but is still implicitly criticising the system. A commander who ignores doctrine and fails to show success might be shown the door. Or top-floor window, depending on how badly his superiors take it. There is also the issue of high-ranking commanders becoming a little thin on the ground. A newly promoted artillery commander [I]might[/I] want to show off his initiative,* but I suspect that he is more likely to follow the standard doctrine until he becomes more established in post. After all, if he fails then he has followed the approved course of action and is therefore not to blame... much. *As I imagine a Western commander would do in that situation. [/QUOTE]