Why is our Strategic NCO so Young?

Abstract

It is early morning and a Marine squad is patrolling the streets in a small Iraqi town. The squad is tired of fighting an invincible enemy and being blown up by improvised explosive devices (IEDs). The sergeant leading the patrol devises a plan to kidnap and kill a local Iraqi man. The squad of eight men, follow through with the plan, and then plant evidence at the scene to make it look like the Iraqi man was emplacing an IED. Although, this is not a real scenario, it is not far from the facts revealed in the Hamandiyah trial that concluded in August 2007.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 18, 2008
Accession Number
ADA509855

Entities

People

  • C. J. Carbone

Organizations

  • Marine Corps Combat Development Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Court Martial
  • Education
  • Explosive Devices
  • Improvised Explosive Devices
  • Leadership
  • Leadership Training
  • Management Personnel
  • Manpower
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Education
  • Military Occupational Specialties
  • Military Science
  • Students
  • Training
  • United States
  • War
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.