Mr. Builder’s explanation of the identities of the separate services in the U.S. military was extremely interesting and factual. Having served in the U.S. Army for over 19 years and not always understanding the hows and whys, his article set the foundation for understanding. He states that the roots of modern American Military strategies can be unearthed in the institutional personalities of the military services. He says that if you look at their history and behavior rather than their words you will begin to understand them. He looks at the military services in relations to an individual. Individuals are who they are by the experiences they have been through. These experiences make the man, as do the experience of a service make that service. The five faces of personalities are a good tool that spells out the make up of each service and its reasons for being who they are today. The faces of personalities that are most important in my opinion are the alters of worship and preoccupation of toys versus the arts. The alters of worship basically describes the ideas and concepts that serve as inspirations and aspirations of the service. It focuses on the traditions of a service and how that affects their decision making and even their concept of military operations.

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