Cross-Cultural Competence for a Twenty-First-Century Military by Greene Sands Robert;Greene-Sands Allison;

Author:Greene Sands, Robert;Greene-Sands , Allison;
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 1585266
Publisher: Lexington Books

Following the creation of the taxonomic categories, the critical incidents were reviewed again, at which point they were coded for content based on their relevance to the categorical descriptions and assigned to one of the categories. Of the ten categories listed in Table 10.1, “Cultural Differences” (Category 1) was the most frequent source of negativity for Soldiers, with nearly half of the critical incidents (n = 116) referencing an issue pertaining to differences in cultural norms, behaviors, or expectations. One Soldier, for example, wrote of his frustration dealing with the local military and their perceived differences in work ethic:

There were representatives from [the local military] who were scheduled to work there every day. Although, I should not have been operating as an [officer in charge], I found that I needed to babysit the other reps because they were lazy and did not seem to take their job seriously. They would consistently show up late and leave early or not come in at all without notice. And when they were there, they were not [given] the proper info and equipment to execute … operations. It seemed that coordination between agencies, information sharing, and joint mission planning were impossible tasks for them or their units to accomplish. Their culture seemed to promote their attitudes of work having such a low priority – even work involving life and death.

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