Humans are More Important than Hardware: Harnessing Diversity and Inclusion to Maximize MARSOC's Irregular Warfare Effectiveness

Abstract

Increasing diversity and inclusion is an imperative for MARSOC because it will increase effectiveness through problem solving and cross-cultural competence, it will maintain our legitimacy as a fighting force, and it will open our recruiting aperture to more talent, leading to increased individual standards. The way to do this is by attacking key points of the MARSOC recruiting process and emphasizing cradle-to-grave mentorship of aspiring candidates and seasoned Raiders, especially among minorities.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 12, 2021
Accession Number
AD1178195

Entities

People

  • Jeffry T. Schuele

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • African Americans
  • Air Force
  • Asymmetric Warfare
  • Demography
  • Employment
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Genetics
  • Geography
  • Human Population
  • Law
  • Military Science
  • Minority Groups
  • Personnel Management
  • Prejudice
  • Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Sociology
  • Students
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.
  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.