Readability Exercise

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Arie McQuarley

CPT Fisher

Military Science

MILITARY COMMUNICATION

“To perform their duties in an effective manner, military officers must communicate effectively” (Jackowski,2020 p1). This is because military orders are a very important dimension of military work. The interpretation of orders has a domino effect throughout the military organization. An operation order for instance will describe the intention of the commander, specific details, and the responsibilities of the receiver. This shows how writing well is critical I ensuring that all personnel understand the order properly as well as ensuring that no ambiguity may arise in language causing confusion or misunderstanding.

A good example of how unclear writing had a great impact on the military is the deadly U.S “friendly fire” occurrence that happened in Afghanistan. It was reported that 5 U.S soldiers and one Afghan were killed during the incident. After the investigations were conducted, it was found that the there was an error on the actual area of the map and aircrew misinterpreted the where they were to launch a bomb. This is just but an example of how a writing mistake can have profound consequences.

The military needs to redouble its efforts to remedy the poor writing epidemic in the area which they can control. Social beings depend on the ability to communicate effectively in securing their needs and in any professional writing are relied upon as the preferred communication method for getting tasks completed. The United States military has a very important and challenging mission o safeguarding its people. They military should, therefore, be equipped with the skills that are required to be able to write effectively, comprehensively, and succinctly to meet their missions and avoid negative effects as a result of poor writing skills. Poor writing in the military can e a very great danger to the military and the public in general (Fabian,2018 p3)

Work cited

Fabian, M. Р. "Miscommunication across cultures: topical issues." Сучасні дослідження з іноземної філології 16 (2018): 7-14.

Jackowski, Joseph M. The Manifestation of Meaning: How ‘Generic-You’Emerges in Military Personnels’ Writing. Diss. Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, 2020.