Psychological Actionn. Internal terminology used within
PSYOP. Any action within the
Military Arena of
operations that can have a potential influence upon a
Target Audience. Almost any possible
overt, and even some
covert, military operations can have a
PSYACT effect. Although, in the realm of
PSYOP, intentional
PSYACTS are carefully planned "capers" meant to eek desired responses from a
Target Audience.
Possible intentional and unintentional PSYACTS include:
Intentional PSYACTS:Troop movements (can also be unintentional)
Festivals/Parades
Any "show of force"
MEDRETE/VETRETE (
Medical/
Vetrinary Readiness Training Excersize)
Planned "leaking" of
bogus intelligence/disinformation in general
Any rehearsed speach by a local figurehead/center of gravity
so on and so forth...
Unintentional PSYACTS:Any typical
blunder by a soldier in a
foreign country (rape, murder, etc etc)
Unplanned for movement of troops/
contingency plans
Any botched
recon/
intelligence operations (Can you say, "Spy plane off the coast of
China?")
Any troop contact with the
Target Audience (intended or
otherwise)