Advising the command
Subtitle: best practices from the Special Operation's advisory experience in Afghanistan
By: Todd C. Helmus
Contributors: National Defense Research Institute (U.S.)
Series: RR-949-OSD; Research report (Rand Corporation) -- RR-949-OSD.
Publisher: RAND
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Santa Monica, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 54
ISBN-13: 9780833088918
Copyright date: 2015
Subjects: Consultants; American Military assistance; Military education; Military relations; Special operations (Military science); Armed Forces
Other titles: Best practices from the Special Operation's advisory experience in Afghanistan
Description: "Special Operators assigned to Special Operations Advisory Groups advise the commanders and staff of the Afghan Special Security Forces. Drawing on in-depth interviews with these personnel, this report identifies best practices for operational level advising. Topics addressed include rapport building, the advising engagement, integration, sustainability, pre-deployment training, and continuity of operations"--Publisher's description.
Notes: "Prepared for the Special Operations Joint Task Force-Afghanistan".

Includes bibliographical references (pages 53-54).
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: Summary; title: Acknowledgments; title: Introduction; title: Rapport; title: The Advising Engagement; title: Integration of SOF Advisors; title: Integration of ASSF; title: Sustainability; title: Pre-Deployment Training; title: Continuity of Operations; title: Conclusion.