Training Millennial Soldiers for Intercultural Communication Competence

Abstract

The New Zealand Army conducts military operations in various countries worldwide. The contrast in cultural differences is something soldiers must be able to navigate through and communicate within. Soldiers must possess intercultural communication competence to operate in this environment. Millennial soldiers grew up with technology, their lack of face to face interaction has caused a significant lack of interpersonal communication skills. These basic skills are critical engaging across cultural boundaries and achieving mission success on security and stability operations. The USMC Recruiting Command has a communication training package that would be suitable to inject into the NZ Army.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 04, 2018
Accession Number
AD1177203

Entities

People

  • Angela Sutton

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundaries
  • Demographic Cohorts
  • Education
  • Generation X
  • Generation Z
  • Governments
  • Instructors
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Operations
  • Military Science
  • Millenials
  • Mobile Devices
  • Mobile Phones
  • National Security
  • New York
  • Smartphones
  • Social Media
  • Students
  • Training
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • Computer Networking
  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.
  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.