10. Military Civic Action a. Purpose. The purpose of the military civic action program is to use indigenous military resources for the benefit of civilian communities, such as assisting in health, welfare, and public works projects, improving living conditions, alleviating suffering, and improving the economic base of the country. In addition, such programs seek to gain the support, loyalty, and respect of the people for the armed forces and to emphasize the concept of freedom and worth of the individual. It is a concept and technique which as proven effective in reducing the threat of communist exploitation of real or imaginary grievances against a government. Civic actions are themselves psychological operations. They are undertaken to provide visible evidence of the government's interest in the welfare and betterment of the people.
DesignationFM 31-22
EditionNov 1963
StatusSuperseded
Pages113
FunctionSmall Unit Tactics
CollectionHistoric
Public domain (U.S. Government work)