Sometimes the U.S. military is its own worst enemy. Somebody clearly has their heart in the right place and wants to do good for our troops, but here's how it came out:
"The Director of the Army Staff has declared that, effective immediately, the word "Families" will be capitalized in all Army correspondence. In the Army in Europe, this rule applies to all documents in all media, not just correspondence. This includes but is not limited to briefing slides, correspondence, executive summaries, forms, information papers, publications, and websites. This requirement applies only to new documents. Existing documents, such as current Army in Europe regulations and forms, will not be revised solely to incorporate this change. The change, however, will be made when the publications and forms are otherwise revised."
You staff veterans will appreciate that this policy was only arrived at after countless late nights & weekends of debate, political maneuvering, behind-the-scenes planning, and the preparation of thousands of PowerPoint slides showing spelling alternatives.
I'm not trying to engage in partisan Army-bashing (although it's certainly pathetically easy to do so this week). Next week I'm sure the Navy will be pulling out all the stops to overtake the Army's silliness... and maybe even catch up with the Air Force!
"The Director of the Army Staff has declared that, effective immediately, the word "Families" will be capitalized in all Army correspondence. In the Army in Europe, this rule applies to all documents in all media, not just correspondence. This includes but is not limited to briefing slides, correspondence, executive summaries, forms, information papers, publications, and websites. This requirement applies only to new documents. Existing documents, such as current Army in Europe regulations and forms, will not be revised solely to incorporate this change. The change, however, will be made when the publications and forms are otherwise revised."
You staff veterans will appreciate that this policy was only arrived at after countless late nights & weekends of debate, political maneuvering, behind-the-scenes planning, and the preparation of thousands of PowerPoint slides showing spelling alternatives.
I'm not trying to engage in partisan Army-bashing (although it's certainly pathetically easy to do so this week). Next week I'm sure the Navy will be pulling out all the stops to overtake the Army's silliness... and maybe even catch up with the Air Force!