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> Soldiers being the intended audience does not mean _all_ soldiers must read it. What's so hard to understand about that? Apparently a lot, based on some of t
by Ansil849 5y ago
> Soldiers being the intended audience does not mean _all_ soldiers must read it. What's so hard to understand about that?
Apparently a lot, based on some of the replies in this sub-thread. I, on the other hand, fully agree with you and have no trouble understanding this distinction.
The poster to which my original comment was a response to, however, claimed that soldiers were not the intended audience.
- chrisseaton 5y agoA possible point of confusion is that 'soldier' means different things in different contexts. Sometimes 'soldier' means anyone in the Army. Sometimes 'soldier' means anyone in the Army but not commissioned officers. Sometimes 'soldier' means only private members of the Army. In this case obviously 'soldiers' are intended to read it - as people in the Army are intended to read it. But also 'soldiers' are not intended to read it, as private soldiers would normally get training and would not have to read it. Reading requires context and domain knowledge. If you have context and domain knowledge, this document is perfectly clear on the audience. (I've had multiple training jobs in the (British) Army.)