Nelson failed, retained trust, rose to vice-admiral, and commanded the battle later celebrated as a defining example of sea power. Retained trust allowed experience, including failed experience, to become professional development. The command model proposed here trains officers thoroughly and then expects them to decide under pressure. In war, hesitation gives an enemy time to think. An officer must be able to act while continuing to assess the situation.
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Failure, retained trust, and decisive action
Nelson reached vice-admiral and Trafalgar after earlier failures, supporting a model of training officers to decide under pressure rather than freezing them through fear.