Culture and traditions of war/military

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 492.

Military culture and traditions is the specific set of practices associated with the military - soldiers and officers, and society in general.

It includes:

1) memories of the heroic past- struggle for liberation, defence, access to certain areas,

2) stories and legends about real and mythical heroes,

3) memories and views on the unity for the sake of common idea or cause,

4) daily and particular practices for military - before, during and after the military conflict, life in military camp style

5) everyday training and education (physical, mental, psychological) for any type of conflict preparedness,

6) way of thinking as to be ready for defence and attack in words, and fighting, mental mapping- who and why is the enemy and how to deal with him, system of military production;

7) way of conflict settlement – arrangements of life- dwelling, migration, guarding the aul and pasturelands,

8) role of military in the society and males' functions as military caste position and role in society, in Kazakh society- batyrs and heroes, that played big role in social hierarchy

9) the symbolic and technical sides – tribal military call- uran, banner, the styles of military uniform, hardware - weaponry making tradition and cultural techniques, regular drills,

10) military software- military thought tradition – strategy, tactics, army layout and planning

11) diplomacy of war

12) arts of war – legends, myths, songs, games, music with militarycontent.