Language and Culture as a Seventh Warfighting Function
Abstract
The topic centers on the importance of cultural awareness and language familiarization in the Marine Corps. The central question posed by the Center for Advanced Operational Culture Learning (CAOCL) is that since a warfighting function aids in unity of effort and focuses Marine Corps planners, would the establishment of language and culture as the seventh warfighting function ensure language and culture is integrated into all operational and strategic planning efforts? Instead of implementing a seventh warfighting function, the Marine Corps should continue to build upon the doctrinal shifts within the current planning process, create Culture Operators through implementing regional Marine Expeditionary Forces, continue to leverage technology to deliver language and culture across the Marine Corps and continue to build the bridge into the anthropology and social science communities to ensure that language and culture are embedded in the planning process, as well as in the hands of the individual Marine.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 2010
- Accession Number
- ADA603025
Entities
People
- Mark A. Mcrae
Organizations
- Marine Corps University