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Feb 04 2009

How the Army Runs

Posted by Dale @ 8:40 am in Work Print This Post Print This Post

This week, I’m in a course officially titled “Action Office Force Integration”, unofficially it’s called “How the Army Runs”.  This picture shows the Army Force Management Model, basically an overview of everything we’re discussing this week.

How the Army Runs

How the Army Runs

I had been previously told by several sources that this is a great course with too much information for a 1-week course. I’m not sure why, but I got my expectations up. As with many things in life (and the Army), my hopes have been dashed.

I agree that much of the information presented here is very pertinent to my current job. However, eight hours of Powerpoint presentations in a day may not be the best way to present this information! The Major sitting next to me rested his eyes on several occasions the first three days. This makes my job at the Pentagon seem much more exciting! It’s all about perspective.

4 Responses to “How the Army Runs”

  1. Sarah says:

    This AFMM makes my eyes sad.

  2. The Grandma says:

    Is anyone else excited about the countdown besides me? Ben figured out this weekend that I’d have to bring a suitcase of Grandma buns to the reunion (5 batches) in order for everyone to have enough. Sam said 2 buns would never get him through the week if I only made one batch. FYI one receipe is 60 buns or 40 with carmel rolls.

  3. CSM Robert "Joey" Stiefvater says:

    I am now blind, thanks Dale.

  4. Dale says:

    The presentation for budgeting included 199 slides!

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