Want to build a combat focused culture in your unit? Start with your language
This initiative is about getting a mindset right and knowing that the name of an activity should convey its meaning and importance to the organization. I instituted the following changes within my battalion and immediately noticed a shift in how the activities were viewed and the priority placed on those activities. Granted, these changes were not in name only. We also changed the structure of each of those activities to match the intended outcome, but from the start it galvanized the battalion in a shared understanding of how these events would support us towards becoming a more lethal and ready battalion.