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Ignoring the content, I was mildly taken aback to find two spelling errors in the first couple of pages. Aren't these policy manuals written by supposedly smar

by Elrac 12y ago

Ignoring the content, I was mildly taken aback to find two spelling errors in the first couple of pages. Aren't these policy manuals written by supposedly smart people? And as government documents handed out to thousands of people, don't they get professional editing? It's a small thing, but it leads me to think "broken windows." If correct language is one of the details that's considered undeserving of professional attention, then what else is?

rdtsc 12y ago
> Aren't these policy manuals written by supposedly smart people? No. Not smart in the sense you'd have it. They are smart in the sense that they found stable jobs in government where they can write policies like this at a desk and get a stable income, good healthcare and lots of vacation days. They are smart in navigating a govt type of bureaucracy (which involves lot of ass kissing, towing the official party line, not sticking out, doing the minimum to get by).
- chrissnell 12y ago
  What experience do you base this statement upon? I serve in the military and can tell you that the writers of military doctrine are typically senior (O-4 and above) officers with post-graduate degrees. These are people who have devoted many years of their lives to military professional education. Like any manual, the possibility for a typographical mistake exists. There is an official channel for readers to submit errors that they find. In this case, you can submit your errors to the Maneuver Support Center of Excellence at Fort Leonard Wood via DA Form 2028, which can be mailed or emailed: Send comments and recommendations on DA Form 2028 (Recommended Changes to > > Publications and Blank Forms) to Commander, MSCoE, ATTN: ATZT-CDC, 14000 MSCoE Loop, Suite > 270, Fort Leonard Wood, MO 65473- 8929; e-mail the DA Form 2028 to <usarmy.leonardwood.mscoe.mbx.cdidcodddmpdoc@mail.mil>; or submit an electronic DA Form 2028.
gulfie 12y ago
I'd rather have them focus more on content and less on spelling. Especially when we are talking about the procedures for avoiding killing lots of people. Priorities are important in life.

by Elrac 12y ago

rdtsc 12y ago

> Aren't these policy manuals written by supposedly smart people? No. Not smart in the sense you'd have it. They are smart in the sense that they found stable jobs in government where they can write policies like this at a desk and get a stable income, good healthcare and lots of vacation days. They are smart in navigating a govt type of bureaucracy (which involves lot of ass kissing, towing the official party line, not sticking out, doing the minimum to get by).

chrissnell 12y ago
What experience do you base this statement upon? I serve in the military and can tell you that the writers of military doctrine are typically senior (O-4 and above) officers with post-graduate degrees. These are people who have devoted many years of their lives to military professional education. Like any manual, the possibility for a typographical mistake exists. There is an official channel for readers to submit errors that they find. In this case, you can submit your errors to the Maneuver Support Center of Excellence at Fort Leonard Wood via DA Form 2028, which can be mailed or emailed: Send comments and recommendations on DA Form 2028 (Recommended Changes to > > Publications and Blank Forms) to Commander, MSCoE, ATTN: ATZT-CDC, 14000 MSCoE Loop, Suite > 270, Fort Leonard Wood, MO 65473- 8929; e-mail the DA Form 2028 to <usarmy.leonardwood.mscoe.mbx.cdidcodddmpdoc@mail.mil>; or submit an electronic DA Form 2028.

gulfie 12y ago

I'd rather have them focus more on content and less on spelling. Especially when we are talking about the procedures for avoiding killing lots of people. Priorities are important in life.