A buddy from ILE sent me four of the Army's books from the
Center for Army Lessons Learned" CALL. These unclassified publications have the Best Practices carefully compiled from the experiences of soldiers who have gone to Iraq before me. The first 100 days are when you're too stupid to know what's
really going on, so these manuals, aimed at different levels, educate you. A little. I've read about the commander and staff, battle NCO, Supply Logistics, and basic soldier skills: each in it's own book, while I run on the eliptical trainer or exercise bike. I'll get this again: in class and in field exercises, at Ft Jackson, then more in Logistics school, some more with my unit, and a little more as we arrive in Iraq. Finally, we'll get a 10 day transition with our predecessor unit, 5 with me observing, 5 with me "driving". That's Army training.
