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Not sure if this is a breath of fresh air or evidence of insanity -there is a bloc of on-line classes which soldiers are mandated to complete every year. Without fail. And the Sergeant Major of the Army, Michael Grinston, says not to bother.<\/p>\n
“Don’t do it,” Sergeant Major of the Army<\/a> Michael Grinston told soldiers at a conference Tuesday. “Set priorities for your organization and fight for it.”<\/p>\n
Army senior leaders want commanders to stop hounding their soldiers to complete the mandatory online training, part of a broader shift away from the Global War on Terrorism era and toward ramping up training for conventional warfare. That training is expected to be faster-paced and more complicated.<\/p>\n
The classes are largely seen as a burden on the force, taking soldiers away from training and duties pertaining to their job, with most of the information covered in the online courses potentially included in more detailed training programs soldiers already must undertake. The online classes are also run off of clunky Defense Department websites that are known to crash often.<\/p>\n
Not completing those courses isn’t reflected on a soldier’s record; instead, the data is usually shown exclusively in internal unit rosters for commanders to note who did the training. The only training that directly impacts the careers of enlisted troops are other lengthy online courses, needed to rise to the next rank.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n