How do you Build a Healthy Officer/Staff Culture from the Ground Up?

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Israel apparently helped build the Singaporean armed forces, Japan received various military missions in the 19th century etc. Ukraine and Russia failed (or didn't try) to "Westernize" aspects of their militaries. I don't know much on the details; what're the best works to read in this direction?

I'm also curious to what extent a private enterprise could follow such a trajectory, building a competent staff to lead it in evolving circumstances.

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