Military Culture Does Matter

Organizational Culture and the Military

“…One need not look any further than the cultural changes in the German Army during the inter-war years to appreciate the impacts of a cultural change in an army's future battlefield performance. Some argue convincingly that the early German battlefield successes of World War II are traceable to the changes in the cultural patterns of the German officer corps in the 1920's (Murray, 1999). Forced to greatly reduce their numbers by the Treaty of Versailles, the German officer corps changed their cultural pattern from one steeped in the Junker aristocracy to a professional corps that emphasized performance in leadership positions and intellectual attainments.…”

Bariş Gücü Operasyonlarinda Kullanilan Kültürlerarasi Bütünleşti̇rme Yöntemleri̇ni̇n Kültürel Boyutlar Bağlaminda İncelenmesi̇: Unifil Örneği̇

“…"Askerî kültür" veya "askerlik kültürü", askerî kurumlarda savaşın doğasına ait ortak ve temel bir anlayış oluşturulması maksadıyla hem deneyimler hem de entelektüel bağlamda sahip olunan kültürel ve profesyonel özelliklerin toplamıdır (Murray, 1999). Askerlik kültürü, askerî organizasyonlarda savaşın doğasının daha iyi anlaşılmasına yardım eden, hem uygulamaya hem de bilime dönük kültürel ve profesyonel özellikleri kapsamaktadır.…”

Strategic Culture: A “Cultural” Understanding of War

“…In a thought provoking article, Williamson Murray noted that within military organizations there will be separate and distinct subcultures heavily influenced by traditions as well as by the mission they perform. 108 Discussing the German armed forces, among others, he observed that the German military style reflected a national attitude that took war very seriously-a situation brought about by the numerous invasions that German states had suffered throughout history. The German navy, however, proved in the two world wars that there was nothing innately competent about the German armed services.…”