The basic characteristics of military theory?

The basic characteristics of military theory can be summarized as follows:

1. Practicality: military theory is a highly practical discipline, which is based on the actual situation, through theoretical analysis and practical operation, summarizes the theory to guide the war and national defense construction.

2. Political: Military theory directly serves national security and national defense construction, and is closely related to politics. It involves national interests, national spirit, foreign policy and other aspects of the content, must fully consider the political factors.

3. Scientific: military theory is a science, which needs to be studied and explored using scientific methods and theories. It involves many disciplinary fields, such as strategy, battle science, tactics, war psychology, etc., and needs to be studied in depth with a scientific attitude.

4. Combat: Military theory is a theory produced to guide the actual battle, and must have the practicality and effectiveness of guiding the actual battle. It emphasizes the application and practice in the actual battle, and constantly summarizes the war experience and improves the combat effectiveness.

5. Comprehensive: military theory is a comprehensive theory, involving a number of disciplinary fields, including political, military, economic, cultural, psychological and other aspects, which need to be comprehensively and synthetically studied and analyzed.

6. Periodicity: military theory is affected by the context of the times, with the change of the times and the international situation, military theory will be updated and developed.

7. Ethnicity: military theories have their unique characteristics in each country and are influenced by different national cultures, historical traditions and geographical environments. Therefore, military theory is also characterized by ethnicity.

8. Inheritance and creativity: military theory has both inheritance and creativity in the long-term development process. It needs to absorb the experience and wisdom of its predecessors and constantly innovate and develop to meet the needs of the times and the needs of war practice.