Micromanagement gives trouble even in peacetime armies.
In combat is a nightmare waiting to happen.
Add the "CNN effect" and you end up with crazy rules of engagement like the ones we had in Bosnia (UN mission) back in 95, saying that if somebody shot you, you couldn't return fire unless you were very VERY sure they really wanted to hurt you, and not only to scare you. And even then, you had to be given permission from company or up before shooting back.
On the topic, I really feel my age when I see sergeants or captains younger than me
