# Doctrinal Drift **Domain:** Knowledge transmission / Strategy **Doc Type:** Developed Wiki Node **Maturity:** Developed **Collection:** [[collections/Gamification|Gamification Collection]] ## Definition **Doctrinal drift** is the process by which a descriptive, analytical, or context-bound text is repeatedly cited as a settled operational doctrine, often through translation, compression, and institutional repetition. ## Significance The resulting interpretation can shape real procurement and planning even when it misstates the source. ## Sources - [[articles/gamification/Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed|Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed]] - [Primary or institutional source](https://www.armyupress.army.mil/Journals/Military-Review/English-Edition-Archives/January-February-2016/Getting-Gerasimov-Right/) ## Routes [[wiki/Designed Versus Convergent|Designed Versus Convergent]] · [[wiki/Valery Gerasimov|Valery Gerasimov]] · [[wiki/Map-Deprivation|Map-Deprivation]] · [[articles/gamification/Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed|Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed]]