Military Symbology: A User-Community Survey

Abstract

The primary goal of this research concerned the identification of important military concepts that are not portrayed by the Army symbology standard (FM 21-30). A secondary goal was to examine the use of non-standard portrayal methods by military users. Semantic cluster analyses performed on the survey data obtained revealed five major concepts; six additional concepts were identified on the basis of their high incidence of personalized portrayal. Research findings indicate the need for an updating of FM 21-30, both for portraying additional information about weapons, equipment, etc. as well as for addressing those concepts identified in the report which represent dynamic aspects of the battlefield.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA138921

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  • Betty M. Landee
  • Cynthia S. Clark
  • Ralph E. Geiselman

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  • C4I
  • Counter WMD
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

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  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Artillery
  • Central Europe
  • Combat Areas
  • Employment
  • Information Systems
  • Logistics
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Research
  • Schools
  • Second World War
  • Security
  • Social Sciences
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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