Posted on Dec 20, 2014
dd form 2977 | Deliberate Risk Assessment Worksheets: Do they actually work?
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There is nothing more enjoyable than doing a DD Form 2977, Deliberate Risk Assessment Worksheet. But is it all worth it. After spending several hours trying to develop my mitigating factors in order to prevent any injures when my platoon crosses the street I can't help but to think "what did they do in the past?" Did any one really put anymore effort into this other than just thinking about it. What would it have looked like for the D-Day invasion? I never saw a PT Belt ever in any of those movies. I honestly don't know how the Army made to that theater without one.
What do you when you find "RISK"?
What do you when you find "RISK"?
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Risk Assessments have grown out of control. What was intended as a planning tool to help leaders identify & mitigate risk during training (so things like heat/cold casualties could be avoided), has morphed into a CYA for leadership to point to if something goes wrong and a soldier gets injured.
EXAMPLE:
Soldier fractures leg during PLF in an airborne op.
Is that ALWAYS a risk? Yes.
How do you mitigate? Pre-jump training and PLF warm-ups.
Was this done? Yes.
Was the risk assessment for the jump immediately requested by higher HQ? You know it.
Fact: Accidents happen.
Fact: There is a better way to do this.
EXAMPLE:
Soldier fractures leg during PLF in an airborne op.
Is that ALWAYS a risk? Yes.
How do you mitigate? Pre-jump training and PLF warm-ups.
Was this done? Yes.
Was the risk assessment for the jump immediately requested by higher HQ? You know it.
Fact: Accidents happen.
Fact: There is a better way to do this.
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CPT (Join to see) My Company has Something Very Similar, I Look at them and Go "Are You F**king Kidding Me" Too Bad they Didn't Have One for Me When a Volcano Blew Up in My Face!
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