A Profile of the PAVN Soldier in South Vietnam

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Abstract:

This Memorandum is based on extensive interviews that a RAND team conducted with forty defectors and prisoners of war from North Vietnamese units fighting in South Vietnam. The purpose of the analysis is to portray the typical North Vietnamese soldier before he finds himself in Southern hands.

Author(s):
Kellen, Konrad
Author Organization(s):
RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
Supplementary Note:
Supersedes Rept. no. RM-5013-ISA/ARPA, AD373932.
Pagination:
0078

Security Markings

DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement:
Approved For Public Release; Distribution Is Unlimited.

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
RM-5013-1-ISA/ARPA
Contract/Grant Number(s):
SD-300, SD-79
Monitor Series:
DARPA
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_3_Force Application; JCA_3.2_Engagement; JCA_3.2.1_Kinetic Means; JCA_3.1_Maneuver; JCA_3.1.1_Maneuver to Engage; JCA_1_Force Support; JCA_1.3_Human Capital Management; JCA_1.3.1_Personnel and Family Support; JCA_1.4.1_Force Health Protection; JCA_1.4_Force Support; JCA_3.1.2_Maneuver to Insert; JCA_1.2_Force Preparation; JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_6_Net Centric; JCA_6.4.1_Secure Information Exchange; JCA_1.2.1_Training; JCA_8_Building Partnerships; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_8.2_Shape; JCA_6.4_Information Assurance; JCA_6.1_Information Transport
Communities of Interest:
Human Systems
Descriptor(s):
*ENEMY PERSONNEL, *MILITARY FORCES(FOREIGN), *NORTH VIETNAM, ATTITUDES(PSYCHOLOGY), COMMUNISM, INSURGENCY, LEADERSHIP, LIMITED WARFARE, MORALE, MOTIVATION, PROPAGANDA, PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE, RECRUITING, SOUTH VIETNAM, VULNERABILITY
Field(s)/Group(s):
Personnel Management and Labor Relations
Keyword(s):
*PAVN(People s Army of Vietnam), People s army of vietnam
Report Date:
1966 Jun 01