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Lead, coordinate and synch all
When we got to this slide shortly after lunch, this little yellow text box got most of us listening again :rolleyes:
Most of us paused (sigh) when we heard...
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A complete and detailed approach focused on a general solution for the entire Army
Positive experiences with AWG
I had some good experience with the AWG guys. I'd sum the organization up as SF NCOs conducting FID with regular US military.
Prior to deployment (spring 2006), they provided dedicated marksmenship training for three of my NCOs at Bragg. Several school houses deploy training teams CONUS these days (Scout course, Sniper School) IOT maximize training opportunities.
In country, they embedded with my company for two weeks to observe and coach. I liked it b/c it gave my leaders and I a second set of neutral eyes to evaluate our company's operation and TTPs.
Overall, the program is win-win. The AWG gets to train units and pass on what works/doesn't work, and they also get the observe many different units.
Mike
What Happened to TRADOC? (II)
Retired Army Major General Robert Scales says the following in today's Best Defense blog by Tom Ricks:
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You have made some very useful observations about TRADOC. But really the issue is not TRADOC so much as the state of intellectual capital in the Army. When we overused our equipment in units we "circle x'd" minor faults (then called deferred maintenance). If the odometer or the fuel gauge went on the fritz units deferred maintenance so vehicles could still be driven. Inevitably the fleet melted down under the cumulative effect of neglect over time. We are at a similar place now with our intellectual capital.
Click on the link below to read the rest of the article.
http://ricks.foreignpolicy.com/posts..._in_the_scales