SIGNAL OFFICER SIGNAL OFFICER BASIC COURSEBASIC COURSE

THE ARMY WRITING PROGRAM

OBJECTIVES

1. TO EXPLAIN THE IMPORTANCE OF EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION.

2. TO ESTABLISH COURSE GOALS AND REQUIREMENTS.

3. TO REVIEW THE USE OF ARMY FORMS ANDFORMATS.

REQUIREMENTSREQUIREMENTS

1. LETTER OF INTRODUCTION.

2. COMMAND PHILOSOPHY MEMORANDUM

REFERENCE LIBRARYREFERENCE 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

CLARITYCLARITY

AVOID—JARGON/SLANGGOBBLEDYGOOKEUPHENISMSVAGUENESSACRONYMSCLICHES/TRITE EXPRESSIONSSMOTHERED VERBS

CORRECTNESSCORRECTNESSGRAMMAR

PUNCTUATION

USAGE

SPELLING

FORM (BOTTOM LINE UP FRONT)

FORMAT

PACKAGING

OSTRACIZE “IZE” WORDSOSTRACIZE “IZE” WORDS

UTILIZE COMPARTMENTALIZE

STRATEGIZE MILITARIZE

MINIMIZE SYSTEMIZE

LEGITIMATIZE SYSTEMATIZE

PRIORITIZE FACTIONALIZE

POEMPOEM

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