FROM MY ARTICLE-- ARTS OF WAR Twenty-Eight Articles--Fundamentals of Company by Kilcullen, in Military Review, May-June 2006; many apply to higher levels as well are 1. Know your turf. 2. Diagnose the problem; 3. Organize for intelligence 4. Organize for interagency operations. 5. Travel light and harden your combat service support (CSS). 6. Find a political/cultural adviser. 7.Train the squad leaders—then trust them. 8. Rank is nothing; talent is everything. 9. Have a game plan 10. Be there. 11. Avoid knee-jerk responses to first impressions. 12. Prepare for handover from day one. 13. Build trusted networks. 14. Start easy 15. Seek early victories. 16. Practice deterrent patrolling 17. Be prepared for setbacks. 18. Remember the global audience. 19. Engage the women, beware of. 20. Take stock regularly 21.Exploit a single narrative. 22. Local forces should mirror the enemy. 23. Practice armed civil affairs. 24. Small is beautiful 25. Fight the enemys strategy, not his forces. 26. Build your own solution—only attack the enemy when he gets in the way. 27. Keep your extraction plan secret. And 28. Whatever else you do, keep the initiative.
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