Quote Originally Posted by wm View Post
We hear on other threads about the "learning curve" issue associated with unit rotations. Perhaps a solution would be to bolt on a newly arrived maneuver company to an existing intel cell that has been in country for 6 months or so. In other words, stagger rotations so that either the maneuver unit or its supporting intel team has enough time on station to bring the other element up to speed on the AO's peculiarities. I doubt a 2-week right seat ride during a RIP/TOA would be adequate.
Quite true. Staggering such things would work well. So long as the intel is developed at the local level and can be acted on at the local level without it having to trickle up and back down a chain somewhere I'm a happy camper.