Influence and the Advising Mission: An Analysis of Proactive Influence and Impression Management Strategies

Abstract

MILITARY ADVISOR MISSION: * Military advisors play a critical role in the U.S. exit strategy from Iraq and Afghanistan * Advisors are responsible for assisting and advising their Iraqi and Afghanistan counterparts (CP) on how to create professional military and police forces * Transition teams typically consist of 10-15 military personnel and live alongside their counterparts * In Iraq alone, over 6,000 transition team advisors were responsible for preparing 347,000 Iraqis to be self-sustaining military and police forces.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 14, 2010
Accession Number
ADA522690

Entities

People

  • Jason Brunner
  • Kimberly Metcalf
  • Michelle R. Zbylut

Organizations

  • U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Afghanistan
  • Deployment
  • Frequency
  • Information Operations
  • International Security
  • Military Advisors
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Research
  • Personnel Management
  • Ratings
  • Security
  • Social Sciences
  • Task Performance And Analysis
  • Transitions
  • United States
  • United States Government

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.