The importance of army safety and the Responsibility of the senior personel in a vechicle

Running Head : Army Safety and Responsibility of Senior Personnel

The Importance of Army Safety and the Responsibility of the Senior Personnel in a Vehicle

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The Importance of Army Safety and the

Responsibility of the Senior Personnel in a Vehicle

Brief Introduction

The Department of the Army of the US Department of Defense has issued a memorandum circular on May 24th 2007 , mandating the conduct on safe operation of motor vehicles . The issuance of the memorandum circular was

br in connection to the vehicular accident at the headquarters of the `III Corps and 761Tank Battalion ' in Fort Hood , Texas when a Light Medium Tactical Vehicle (LMTV ) overturned , resulting injuries of several soldiers on board the cargo bed of the truck . With the incident , the Department of the Army has conducted an extensive investigation to determine the precise cause of the accident , and as well review the existing operating guidelines on the safe use of motor vehicles

This will discuss the directives and programs implemented by the Department of the Army , relating the importance of army safety procedures and the responsibility of the senior personnel in a vehicle

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Importance of Army Safety

Under the year 2005 `US Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC ' of the Department of the Army , the fundamental importance of the safety procedures is to mitigate the potential vulnerability of risks and casualties within off and on mission ' operating standards Specifically , mandating all Field Commanders , Security Assistance...