The Army Wants You to Write. Three Soldiers Explain Why

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🗓️ 15 August 2024

⏱️ 35 minutes

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The U.S. Army, from the chief of staff on down, is putting its weight behind getting soldiers to take writing and publishing more seriously as an important part of the profession of arms. From the Harding Project to the revitalization of branch journals to the Line of Departure website (coming this fall) to a special forthcoming issue of Military Review on the topic, there is a lot of energy, action, and momentum behind this. Three soldiers — one non-commissioned officer and two officers — join Ryan to talk about why professional writing is so important for the writing and the solider. We hope you enjoy this conversation with Sgt. 1st Class Leyton Summerlin, Maj. Emily Lopez, and Lt. Col. Zachary Griffiths. The views they express do not represent those of the U.S. Army, the Defense Department, or any part of the U.S. government.

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0:14.4	My name is Ryan Evans, I'm the founder of War on the Rocks.
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0:38.9	Now in this episode I speak to three soldiers who are behind an important army effort to power writing throughout
0:46.0	the service.
0:47.0	I hope you enjoy the episode.
0:50.0	My name is Armed First Class Leighton Summerlin.
0:51.6	I'm an instrument in Petum Armed by Trade and the 173rd.
0:55.5	Hey, Ryan, thanks for having us.
0:57.0	I'm Lieutenant Colonel Zach Griffiths.
0:58.2	I'm a crew or Special Forces officer, mostly with 10th Special Forces Group.
1:02.2	So happy to be here, Major Emily Lopez.
1:04.4	I'm a Civil Affairs Officer coming from the 92nd Civil Affairs Battalion
1:08.3	and 4th Battalion 10 Special Forces Group, Yukon Alined.
1:12.1	And you all play an integral role in something called
1:14.3	the Harding Project. What is that? The Harding Project is an initiative to
1:17.9	renew professional writing in the United States Army. Chief of Staff the Army,
1:21.1	Randy George, Sergeant Major the Army, Michael Weimer, want to get more folks
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