Occupations, cultures, and leadership in the Army and Air Force.

From: Parameters | Date: December 22, 2005| Author: | Copyright information

Most discussions of culture in the military services concern the relationship between military and civilian culture. Comparatively less interest has been shown in the cultural differences among the military services themselves, although there is considerable informal and anecdotal (often humorous) discussion of such differences within the services. In his 1989 book, The Masks of War, Carl Builder focused on "personality" differences among the services, and discussed the implications of those differences for defense policy. (1) C. Kenneth Allard offered an insightful look at ...

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