CAS3 Staff Officer Guide - U.S. Army
CAS3 Staff Officer Guide - U.S. Army
CAS3 Staff Officer Guide - U.S. Army
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© 2005 <strong>CAS3</strong> For Instructional Purposes Only<br />
Compiled by www.<strong>Army</strong>Toolbag.com<br />
Correspondence 80<br />
in determining the best option to pursue. We do not have an officer in DOL who is trained to<br />
research, analyze, and staff a study of this complexity efficiently and properly. After the SME<br />
determines the options, we estimate that it will take the action officer 2 weeks to complete the<br />
action through the decision.<br />
6. The point of contact is the undersigned at 123-1234/1256, greeni@riley.army.mil.<br />
Encl I. B. GREEN<br />
Chief, Transportation<br />
Division<br />
9.2 Point Paper<br />
a. Use. Point papers are not correspondence subject to the format guidelines of AR 25-50.<br />
Point papers convey information in bullet form by listing facts, assessments, and recommendations in<br />
outline form.<br />
b. General format. Rarely does a point paper exceed one page in length. The top, bottom, and<br />
right margins are 1-inch margins. The left margin is 1.25 inches to allow for hole punching. Use the<br />
standard Times New Roman 12 font and, unless otherwise noted, left justify.<br />
c. Header information. Using right justification, type the proponent office symbol on the top<br />
line; type the date one line below the office symbol. Type Point Paper (bold and underlined),<br />
centered, two lines below the date.<br />
d. Subject. Type SUBJECT: (all caps with colon), left justified, two lines below Point Paper,<br />
followed by a short subject title. Capitalize the first letter of the key words in the title.<br />
e. First paragraph, Purpose (underlined). Do not number the paragraphs. In one concise<br />
statement, state the reason for preparing the document in the infinitive form (e.g., “To . . .”).<br />
f. Second paragraph, Discussion Points (underlined). Use bullet statements to outline discussion<br />
points. Keep the text in this paragraph short, to the point, and easy to read.<br />
· Use the bullet format to highlight major points. The bullet is at the left margin.<br />
- Use dashes as subbullets to add supporting information. Use the tab to indent the subbullet.<br />
ü Present further details, though rare, with checkmarks. Tab again to indent further.
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