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Publication Date: 2014-Sep
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The Synchronization of Human Dimension Factors in Determining Military Command Climate
Inderjit, S.; Ananthan, S.; Z. S., Norshima; Kwong, F. W.
European Journal of Educational Sciences, v1 n3 p112-131 Sep 2014
Military combat readiness has well-established procedures for gauging the preparedness of units for deployed combat operations. Such readiness evaluations typically include assessments of unit level tactical proficiency, equipment serviceability checks, manning levels, audits of logistic stocks and supply processes, and reviews of each unit member's individual readiness status. This health diagnosis prescribed as command climate looks only at the tangible quantitative factors which can be predetermined prior to combat duties. The intangible human dimension factor encompasses the morale, physical, and cognitive components of soldier, leader, and organizational development and performance. This is essential to raise, prepare, and employ the military in full spectrum operations which are not measured to complement the combat readiness factors. Despite recognition by military leaders throughout history that the human dimensions of capability are crucial to operational effectiveness, formal assessments of the psychological aspects of readiness appear to be the exception rather than the norm in today's military forces. Technology can provide the tools and avenues by which wars are fought but it is the individual soldier on the battlefield facing life and death who remains a constant. This paper looks at the literature on the synchronization on all the human dimension factors to complement the combat readiness to establish the combat command climate of a military organization. The paper promulgated that there is a need for quantitative assessment through questionnaires in all the human dimension factors which must be tabulated to individuals in organizations which includes a scoring worksheet to indicate the level of readiness both combat and human dimension readiness before being deployed for military combat duties.
Descriptors: Military Personnel, Military Training, Readiness, Psychological Patterns, Morale, Organizational Culture
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Language: English
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