Oct 1861 Div Commands

[Superpower034]

When you hit Oct 1861 and can do divisions I have the following question-

If was messing around trying to figure this out a little. I took my " Northwestern VA Army" still under McDowell had this crazy 36 (16) 35% penalty and created bunch of divisions with the junky 1 star guys. This eliminated the penalty and improved my power overall.

Is this what we are 'supposed' to do?

I wanna get Hooker to 2 star so he can be a Corp commander in mid '62. I don't wanna make him a Div commander bc it kills his ratings.

Can I throw a less senior 1 star(s) in stack with him to command divisions and attack to get him to point of promotion?
Or am I just better off eating the 35% penalty and smashing Rebs in a few fights?

[Gray Fox]

Welcome to the site!

Yes, you are much better off forming Divisions. Yes, you can have a few Divisions under Hooker's more senior command, but you will most likely have a Command Point penalty. No, you should always use Divisions to gain more power. Good Luck!

[AACW3Plz]

Yes, form Divisions.

Division Command only temporarily hurts ratings. You will see Hooker's numbers go back up next turn.