The Value and Use of Culture: Marines with Ground Combat Arms MOSs

Abstract

A weighted sample of 1654 Marines voluntarily completed an online survey about the value and use of cultural skills and knowledge based on various deployments in 2012. Marines with ground combat arms MOSs comprise ~10% (171) of the sample. From a quantitative and qualitative perspective as represented by these survey findings, the vast majority of Marines with ground combat arms MOSs value and use cultural knowledge and skills for deployments, often more than Marines with other MOSs. A majority of Marines within ground combat arms MOSs also express a strong need for more language skills/training and a minority offer specific suggestions for improvement in various types of training and training resources.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 09, 2013
Accession Number
AD1062151

Entities

People

  • Basma Maki
  • Wendy Chambers

Organizations

  • Center for Advanced Operational Culture Learning

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Afghanistan Conflict
  • Artillery
  • Central America
  • Combat Operations
  • Cultural Resources
  • Foreign Languages
  • Humanitarian Assistance
  • International Relations
  • Iraqi-War
  • Middle East
  • Military History
  • Military Operations
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Science
  • Military Training
  • Personnel Management
  • South America

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
  • Occupational Health and Safety.
  • Organizational Psychology.