ERIC Number: EJ1214729
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 19
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To Ensure Warfighting Function: Writing inside a U.S. Army Brigade Headquarters
Rifenburg, J. Michael
Composition Studies, v47 n1 p116-134 Spr 2019
A chief aim of the U.S. Army is ensuring warfighting function. Army doctrinal publications dictate that soldiers achieve this aim through integration and synchronization, both of which point to ensuring that the necessary people and things arrive on time. This article takes up circulation as an analytical lens to trace how a U.S. Army major coordinates writing tasks across people and places to ensure the warfighting function of 4,500 soldiers at Fort Wainwright in Fairbanks, Alaska. Data include in-person observations, semistructured interviews, and textual analysis of unclassified documents.
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Military Training, Military Schools, Military Personnel, Writing Assignments, Writing (Composition), War, Policy Formation, Information Dissemination
University of Cincinnati. Department of English, P.O. Box 210069, Cincinnati, OH 45221. Tel: 513-556-6519; Fax: 513-556-5960; e-mail: compstudies@uc.edu; Web site: http://www.uc.edu/journals/composition-studies.html
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Alaska
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