R 221700Z DEC 97 ZYB
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC//CMC//
TO ALMAR
UNCLAS //N05600//
ALMAR 428/97
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG MCCDC QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/MARINE CORPS DOCTRINAL PUBLICATION 1-1, STRATEGY//
RMKS/1.  I SIGNED MARINE CORPS DOCTRINAL PUBLICATION (MCDP) 1-1,
STRATEGY ON 12 NOVEMBER 1997.  IT GIVES THE READER THE BASIC
KNOWLEDGE TO THINK "STRATEGICALLY," THAT IS, TO EXAMINE THE
PARTICULARS OF ANY SPECIFIC SITUATION AND UNDERSTAND THE
POLITICAL AND MILITARY FACTORS BEHIND THE USE OF MILITARY FORCE.
2.  MCDP 1-1 OFFERS A UNIQUE PRESENTATION OF STRATEGIC CONCEPTS
THROUGH THE INTRODUCTION OF:
   A.  STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENT.
   B.  THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN NATIONAL AND MILITARY STRATEGY.
   C.  DISCOURSE ON TYPES OF STRATEGY.
   D.  HOW STRATEGY DEVELOPS.
   E.  CRITERIA BY WHICH STRATEGY IS EVALUATED.
MCDP 1-1, STRATEGY ALSO EMPHASIZES THAT WHILE THE MARINE CORPS
DOES NOT MAKE NATIONAL STRATEGY, OUR CORPS WILL BE EMPLOYED AS
AN IMPLEMENTOR OF THAT STRATEGY.
3.  ALTHOUGH MCDP 1-1 WAS DESIGNED FOR USE BY FIELD GRADE OFFICERS,
MARINES AT ALL LEVELS CAN BENEFIT FROM A BROAD PERSPECTIVE AND
UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THEIR ACTIONS CAN INFLUENCE THE GOALS OF OUR
NATIONAL OBJECTIVES.  LEADERS NEED SUBORDINATES WHO UNDERSTAND
THE STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENT AND CAN PROVIDE INTELLIGENT AND
INSIGHTFUL ADVICE.  THEREFORE, AS A FOUNDATION FOR STRATEGIC
THOUGHT, THIS PUBLICATION SHOULD BE READ AND UNDERSTOOD BY
MARINES AT ALL LEVELS OF COMMAND.
4.  YOUR UNIT WILL SOON RECEIVE ITS INITIAL ALLOCATION OF MCDP 1-1
VIA THE MARINE CORPS PUBLICATIONS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (MCPDS).
ADDITIONAL COPIES MAY BE ORDERED VIA MCPDS OR ELECTRONICALLY
DOWNLOADED VIA THE DOCTRINE DIVISION WORLDWIDE WEB HOMEPAGE LOCATED
AT HTTP:/138.156.107.3/DOCDIV/INDEX.HTML (NOTE:  THE INTERNET
ADDRESS MUST BE IN LOWER CASE).  COMMANDERS SHALL INCLUDE THIS
PUBLICATION IN THEIR COMMAND'S PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION
LIBRARY.//
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