Military Culture

Soeters, Joseph; Winslow, Donna; Weibull, Alise

doi:10.1007/0-387-34576-0_14

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“…As a result of these crises, trust is swiftly gained and a deep camaraderie is established (Soeters et al, 2006). The prioritization of the group over individual needs is consistent with the reality that military personnel willingly make sacrifices for others, giving up their own life for the sake of the mission (Greene et al, 2010).…”

Section: Beliefs and Valuesmentioning

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Cultural and ethical considerations when working with military personnel and veterans: A primer for VA training programs.

Strom¹,

Gavian²,

Possis³

et al. 2012

Training and Education in Professional Psychology

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An increasing number of predoctoral psychology interns are completing their internship within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system. Individuals receiving mental health services in the VA constitute a distinct subculture with unique experiences reflected in their beliefs, norms, and language. Thus, interns need to increase their level of knowledge of military culture to effectively provide service to this population. The primary aim of the present article is to provide an overview of relevant cultural aspects associated with military service. A secondary aim is to describe and discuss several common ethical conflicts encountered by trainees working within the VA. Clinical vignettes will be used to illustrate common cultural issues faced by VA psychologists and interns. Finally, the article concludes by providing recommendations and suggested resources for VA psychology trainees and training directors.

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Section: Beliefs and Valuesmentioning

confidence: 90%

Cultural and ethical considerations when working with military personnel and veterans: A primer for VA training programs.

Strom¹,

Gavian²,

Possis³

et al. 2012

Training and Education in Professional Psychology

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“…The line between private and professional lives is blurred and those who have spent a long time within the military find it difficult to continue life in the civilian world. Segal (1986) and Soeters et al (2006) also highlight the great personal impact of military service. The military is, they argue, just like family, a greedy institution which takes a high toll on individuals in terms of loyalty, commitment, time and energy.…”

Section: Context Of the Military Organization: Working Living And Prmentioning

confidence: 99%

Protest in Western militaries

Petrović¹,

Stekelenburg²

2017

Sociopedia

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“…After an extensive comparative study of military organizations, Soeters and his associates (Soeters & Recht, 1998;Soeters, Winslow, & Weibull, 2006) concluded that their cultures consisted of two components. All possessed a distinctive supra-national culture, but they also displayed a set of values similar to the cultures of domestic non-military organizations.…”

Section: Different But Not Too Different: Two Faces Of the Military Smentioning

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“…These two cultural components were inevitably shaped by the broad national cultures within which they were embedded (Hofstede, 1980(Hofstede, , 1986. Soeters et al (2006) suggested that military service members were familiar with both cultural components and could switch from one to the other. In hot situations (conflicts and hostilities) military members automatically espoused the military culture; whereas, in cold situations (barracks and training exercises) they demonstrated cultural positions similar to non-military ones.…”

Section: Different But Not Too Different: Two Faces Of the Military Smentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In order to function effectively and to fulfill their complex roles in society, military organizations need to be able to embrace both cultural perspectives. This ability of the military and of military members to (metaphorically) look in two different directions at the same time was referred to by Soeters et al (2006) as Janusian Culturefrom the two-faced deity of Roman mythology.…”

Section: Different But Not Too Different: Two Faces Of the Military Smentioning

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Rules of Engagement: Considering Good Policy and Practice with Online Military Learners

Starr‐Glass

2014

OLJ

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In online distance learning environments military learners may not stand out or be particularly distinctive from their non-military peers. However, military learners do possess a degree of difference that needs to be recognized. The military can be considered to possess a Janusian culture-two distinctive cultural patterns that emerge in different situations. The culture military learners display in online distance learning situations is not particularly different from their non-military peers. However, online facilitators should be aware of the cultural dimension and the difficulties military learners encounter when participating online. Drawn from the author's ten years' experience working with military learners, this article explains these different cultural perspectives, explores the negative impacts of stereotyping, and provides practical suggestions for harnessing the strengths of these learners in productive online learning.

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Military Culture

Cited by 139 publications

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Cultural and ethical considerations when working with military personnel and veterans: A primer for VA training programs.

Cultural and ethical considerations when working with military personnel and veterans: A primer for VA training programs.

Protest in Western militaries

Rules of Engagement: Considering Good Policy and Practice with Online Military Learners

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