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A MILITARY CULTURE IS A COLLECTION OF IDEAS, BELIEFS, PREJUDICES AND PERCEPTIONS WHICH DETERMINE AN ARMY'S RESPONSE TO THE TASKS WHICH IS SET BY A POLITICAL AUTHORITY. MOREOVER, IT GOVERNS THE INTERNAL CONDITIONS WHICH GIVE A DISTINCT CHARACTER TO A MILITARY ORGANISM, AND DETERMINES THE MANNER AND FORM IN WHICH MILITARY OPERATIONS ARE CARRIED OUT. THIS ARTICLE IDENTIFIES TWO DISTINCT MILITARY CULTURES: ATTRITIONAL AND MOBILE. THE ATTRITIONAL CULTURE EMPHASIZES THE COMBAT POWER OF TACTICAL UNITS; WAR-FIGHTING AT ALL LEVELS OF DECISION; SEIZURE AND RETENTION OF GROUND AS THE KEY MEASURE OF SUCCESS OR FAILURE; AND AN EMPHASIS ON "THE PLAN." THE MOBILE CULTURE IS CHARACTERIZED BY THE BELIEF THAT THE ENEMY IS NOT BEATEN INTO SUBMISSION BY SUPERIOR RESOURCES CARRYING OUT ACTIONS AGAINST THE STRENGTH OF THE ENEMY FORCES, BUT ATTACKS WHERE THE ENEMY IS PHYSICALLY AND PSYCHOLOGICALLY WEAKEST.