Leading Marines - War Fighting (Operational Culture/ Nature of War/ Troop Leading Steps)

Leading Marines - War Fighting (Operational Culture/ Nature of War/ Troop Leading Steps) 1. Social Customs 2. Political Affiliation/Political Favoritism Should Be Avoided 3. Have Respect for Religious Customs - ANS Marine Corps Small Wars Manual A violent clash of interests between or among organized groups characterized by the use of military force. - ANS War Aspects of culture that influence the outcome of a military operation and conversely military actions that influence the culture within an area of operations. - ANS Operational Culture Communicate a mission and plan in order to execute clearly and concisely. Provide subordinates information they need to carry out operations. - ANS Purpose of the Five Paragraph Order Culture is shared but varied. Culture is fluid and dynamic. Culture is interconnected and holistic. Culture underlies our worldview. - ANS Key Factors to Culture Defined as the shared world views and social structures of a group of people that influence the actions and choices of its members. - ANS Culture Determined by 4 Concurrent Factors... 1. Routine economic competition. 2. Political tension. 3. Ideological tension. 4. Crisis among groups. - ANS War and Peac