
358 The Complete Guide to Systems Thinking and Learning
On Joint Military Communications
—Author unknown
One reason the military services have problems with joint
operations is that they don’t speak the same language.
For example, if you told Navy personnel to “secure a
building,” they would turn off the lights and lock the doors.
The Army would occupy the building so that no one could
enter.
The Marines would assault the building, capture it, and
defend it with suppressive fire and close combat
maneuvers.
The Air Force, on the other hand, would take out a three-
year lease with an option to buy.
In spite of the fact that there is an abundance of partial ...