Abstract

The document reviews the classic Military Doctrine of the Army, highlighting its tradition and counterinsurgency capacity. From there, it presents the novelties of the New Doctrine, highlighting the social variables involved in it, to finally refer to the challenges posed by the transformation of this New Doctrine into the institutional culture of the Army. It concludes by describing the profile and competencies of the military commander for post-conflict Colombia; military personnel who understand politics deeply and systematically, and who turn the National Army into a successful strategic tool for the political peace goals pursued by the civil authorities. With these elements, this work establishes different concepts in a clear language that will allow understanding the organizational change, promoting conceptual, strategic and even operational frameworks where the transformation of the Irregular Warfare Army into a Multi-Mission Army is becoming evident.

Keywords:
mission command; scenarios; order; social control of the territory; social sciences