The essence of command; The fundamental talents of the command in the commanders of the holy defense martyrs

Command is one of the most fundamental components in the success of a military organization. Appointing a person to the position of command, if it is not based on accurate talent search, will disrupt all succession processes, including training and experience and promotion of that person, and ultimately lead to the weakening of the military organization. For this reason, it is necessary to find talent as the first and most important step in succession planning with double precision. Since during the Islamic Revolution, the experience of holy defense was accepted as a successful and efficient experience, the study of that era has been considered as a successful lived experience. In this research, by studying the lives of twenty martyred commanders of the holy defense, an attempt was made to estimate the basic talents of commanders that were common to all of them. When these fundamental talents flourish, they can provide the competencies required for a commanding position in a person. In the current research, the research data was collected by the method of documentary and library studies, and in the cases where the available sources were defective, interviews were conducted. Data analysis was done by thematic analysis method. After open coding and reaching the secondary and main themes, the research results showed that the basic leadership abilities include "intellect", "greatness of spirit", "greatness of spirit", "strength of spirit" and "physical characteristics".