Warriors in Peace Operations - Strategic Studies Institute - U.S. Army

(10) TA-50 must be cleaned, inspected, and replaced, and
additional cold weather items issued to each soldier. This is sergeants
business. CSM lead. Also, until further notice, soldiers can no longer wear
jungle boots. Too much of a cold-weather risk.
(11) All individual soldier equipment must be inspected and
packed (A+B bags). Packing lists complete, bags labelled. Again, sergeants
business.
(12) Class IV UBL ordered, procured, and combat loaded. S-4
work with battery commanders.
(13) Inspect all tents, cots, and heaters. Order what we need.
Soldiers will no longer sleep in vehicles.
2.We must conduct measured, planned, and deliberate training and
preparation for a possible cold weather deployment— DO NOT WASTE
TIME.
3. Take care of our soldiers and their families by taking this approach as
serious business. Failure could result in the loss of life. Work normal duty
hours with weekends off; however, this may not be possible for all in view of
SINCGARS fielding and other events. Schedule 13 and 20 November 1995 as
training holidays and do the best you can to ensure quality of life “time off.”
4. In closing, don’t let up. Look at the little things and enforce
lieutenants and sergeants to be accountable for their people. I will not
tolerate any more “half-stepping” by our junior leaders. Every man counts—
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every family is critically important. Remember to think 360° while
continuing to operate on a 6400-mil spectrum.
JEFFERY W. HAMMOND
LTC, FA
Commanding
Figure 3. Commander’s Instructions.
complaint. My leaders in particular were true professionals
who wanted to be successful and thus were more than
willing to do whatever was asked. The toughest task was
convincing family members the merits of a 12-month
deployment. Diane and I personally spoke to every battery
contingent and their family members at least twice prior to
deployment and regularly communicated between Bosnia
and Baumholder on a daily basis. I felt as if I were running a
public relations campaign to convince family members of
the merits of the deployment. The general attitude was that
we had no business being in Bosnia and certainly no
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