Influence and the Advising Mission: An Analysis of Proactive Influence and Impression Management Strategies

摘要

MILITARY ADVISOR MISSION: * Military advisors play a critical role in the U.S. exit strategy from Iraq and Afghanistan * Advisors are responsible for assisting and advising their Iraqi and Afghanistan counterparts (CP) on how to create professional military and police forces * Transition teams typically consist of 10-15 military personnel and live alongside their counterparts * In Iraq alone, over 6,000 transition team advisors were responsible for preparing 347,000 Iraqis to be self-sustaining military and police forces.