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Timeliness In The Military

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One of the most Important self disciplines the US military stresses is timeliness. In order to meet hard times and avoid unwanted corrective training, a soldier must develop a sense of time management. Punishment for failing to meet designated hard times can range from corrective training, such as writing a paper, or harsher punishment, such as article 15s, for more serious offenses, like missing movement. In order to properly manage one's time a system and routine must be devised based upon expected time requirements, such as the time it takes to get to and from point A to B, and extra time must be allotted to allow for unexpected time sinks, or obstacles with a potential for a variance in time consumption, such as construction, or the security gates when entering post. After deciding upon a …show more content…

A soldier must employ their sense of time management at all times, as the average work day consists of many different hard times. The three main hard times that need to be met on the average work day are as follows; pt formation, 9 o'clock work call, and 1300 return from lunch. In addition to this. in the military being on time is not enough, and most leadership will consider you to be late if you are not accountable 10-15 minutes before the hit time. With that In consideration, one should aim to be early to the 15 minute early soft time, just to provide a safe time cushion in the event of unexpected delays. This is where the routine must be implemented. My personal routine demands that I leave my apartment 30 minutes before the 15 minute early mark, so essentially 45 minutes before the hard time. That 30 minutes is

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