37 Leadership. There are many definitions of military leadership. However, most simply defined, military leadership is the projection of personality and character by the leader to get soldiers to do what is required of them. Skill in the techniques of leadership is the foremost quality in the art of command and contributes very largely to success at all levels of war. • Management. Good management can have considerable bearing upon morale and on military effectiveness. It involves making the best use of available resources in accomplishment of the mission. Management skills are essential elements of good and efficient military leadership. • 3.20 The Physical Component. The physical component is the means to fight. It is defined as the total means of destructive or disruptive force which a military unit or formation can apply against the opponent at a given time. The ‘total means’ include the organising and provisioning of the main elements of combat power which are manpower, equipment, logistics, training and national assets. Operational Readiness 3.21 Readiness of the Indian Armed Forces to meet national emergencies is a facet of national level endeavour. It calls for a synergised effort by all instruments of the Government to ensure that these forces are moved to their areas of operations, fullyequipped and within an acceptable timeframe. The Government, on its part, would indicate and maintain a clear and strong resolve to go to war when it orders a general mobilisation. There may also be other methods of preparation for war even without ordering general mobilisation. On the part of the Armed Forces, they are responsible for ensuring that they are operationally ready, troops are in a high state of morale and units are appropriately trained to execute the missions assigned to them. 3.22 Military mobilisation in the Indian context involves considerable effort because of the wide geographical spread of the peacetime locations of our units and formations, the considerable extent of our borders and the multiplicity of agencies that need to coordinate their actions in order to make it effective.