The small unit leaders guide to counterinsurgency identifies five final rules

five rules of leadership and ethical imperatives
to fulfill its role as the nations expeditionary force in readiness
mcdp-1 defines war as
forward postured forces and a high state of expeditionary readinessthe organization of the marine corps consists of collectively they form the marine corps total force
first two steps of the decision cycle usmc
the single most important thought to understand about our theory of war is that
small-unit leaders' guide to counterinsurgency pdf

DOD defines counterinsurgency as “those military, paramilitary, political, economic, psychological, and civic actions taken by a government to defeat Pursuit of counterinsurgency strategies in hybrid environments means that small units conduct a range of missions, from kinetic engagements to rural developmentresponsibilities of leaders in a counterinsurgency campaign are daunting – and the Ensure that rules of engagement adequately guide Soldiers and Marines