The study particularly takes up two notions, among others, within the range of application in NCW/NBD environment, intent and the ideal command concept according to Builder et al. (1999). the purpose of this pilot study is to observe how Canadian and Swedish commanders reason when it comes to aspects influencing intent and command concepts. Empirical data was gathered through interview and interview questionnaires with eleven Canadian and eleven swedish senior officers. Both Canadian and Swedish commanders stressed that the communication and dissemination of intent or operationally relevant information are highly context dependent. When it comes to communicating and disseminating intent there were few differences and many commonalities between Canadian and Swedish commanders. A majority of the interviewed commanders from both nations underlined that the factors in the ideal command concept by Builder et al. is nothing new except for the template and the structure. A majority of the interviewees lacked end-states and acceptable risks in the template. Commanders from both nations have stressed the importance of communicating intent and orders in person and face to face to subordinates in order to support them.