THE ARMY WRITING PROGRAM SIGNAL OFFICER BASIC COURSE THE ARMY WRITING PROGRAM OBJECTIVES 1. TO EXPLAIN THE IMPORTANCE OF EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION. TO ESTABLISH COURSE GOALS AND REQUIREMENTS. TO REVIEW THE USE OF ARMY FORMS AND FORMATS.
REQUIREMENTS LETTER OF INTRODUCTION. COMMAND PHILOSOPHY MEMORANDUM
REFERENCE LIBRARY DICTIONARY—LESS THAN 5 YEARS OLD AR 25-50—PREPARING AND MANAGING CORRESPONDENCE DA PAM 600-67—EFFECTIVE WRITING FOR ARMY LEADERS GRAMMAR TEXT—ENGLISH SIMPLIFIED GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE STYLE MANUAL
CLARITY AVOID— JARGON/SLANG GOBBLEDYGOOK EUPHENISMS VAGUENESS ACRONYMS CLICHES/TRITE EXPRESSIONS SMOTHERED VERBS
CORRECTNESS GRAMMAR PUNCTUATION USAGE SPELLING FORM (BOTTOM LINE UP FRONT) FORMAT PACKAGING
OSTRACIZE “IZE” WORDS UTILIZE COMPARTMENTALIZE STRATEGIZE MILITARIZE MINIMIZE SYSTEMIZE LEGITIMATIZE SYSTEMATIZE PRIORITIZE FACTIONALIZE
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