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Military Writing


Air Force Writing Army Writing Letter Factory

Key Points
  • If you haven't already, Take a writing class. English Comp will fit the bill.
  • Take a creative writing class. It will forces effective, vivid writing skills...
  • WRITE!!! The more you do it, the better you get.
  • Ask for HELP, the only person looking out for #1 is you.
  • The only person looking out for your troop is YOU!
  • Use various writing resources like Merriam-Webster Online
  • Use a spell checker.  F7 works real fast in MS Word.


 


Misconceptions

  • Military Writing is different from Civilian writing. Wrong! Sentence structure, subject-verb-predicate, remains the same.
  • I don't have to write until I am a (fill in a Rank). Wrong! If you haven't learned by now, most people are lazy! If you can give your supervisor a package, group of accomplishments, etc. the better off you will be.
  • Each service branch has a different way to write. Wrong! Writing is writing. Each branch may look for a specific structure, but ultimately it follows Action-Impact.

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Effective Military Writing Guides

Military Acronyms

USAFE Acronym List
21 SW EPR OPR DEC Guide Awesome guide submitted by 21 SW/IG.  Great i.e. of EPR/OPR/DECs.  (1M doc) 
AIRMAN LEADERSHIP SCHOOL (ALS) Military Writing (Jan 04) Developed by: Enlisted Professional Enhancement Programs for ALS Lesson Plan (76K Doc)
The Army Writing Style 
Condolence Letter Guidelines  Good Guide on writing Condolence Letters -- see more in Letter Factory
Effective EPR and Awards 
Effective Military Communication (Writing/Briefing) (USA) 
Guide to Effective Army Writing (USA) 
Tongue and Quill (PDF) Basics writing guide for Air Force
WRITTEN COUNSELING 101 (AF) How To Guide for ROC, LOC, LOA, LOR 
A Guide for the Air Force Officer and DoD Civilian Variety of information
Effective Writing (PPT) Writing Fundamentals
The Heretic's Guide to Better Writing From Aerospace Power Journal, it is a completely different look at Air Force Writing

Pareto's Principle

Not really a writing guide but it does fit.  The 80/20 rule discussing the Trivial Many vs the Vital Few!  Helps justify a screwed up system, and what you need to look at.
Reprimands and Admonitions Guide Produced by 37TRW/JA (105K Doc)  (Submitted by: Trish)
Writing For Impact (PPT) Guides on Military Writing 
How to Write an Effective Bullet


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