Army Sociocultural Performance Requirements

摘要

This report provides information regarding the cultural performance requirements for a sample of Soldiers who deployed or held a position outside of the continental U.S. within the past five years. Cultural performance requirements are actions Soldiers must take on their jobs to work effectively with people who hold different cultural values, beliefs, and norms in order to achieve the goals of their mission. Data were collected from a sample of 4,157 active duty Soldiers of varying ranks and Branches regarding the importance and frequency with which they engaged in 13 specific performance dimensions. Results found that for each of the dimensions, between one-fifth and one-half of the sample did not perform activities related to that dimension. For those who did perform activities in the dimension, however, they rated each of the dimensions as being moderate to very critical in successfully performing their mission. As a group, officers were more likely to engage in the cultural performance activities than were enlisted or warrant officers. Patterns also emerged based on whether a Soldier was in a combat or support Branch. Recommendations are presented for the training and education related to these sociocultural performance dimensions.