https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/have-army-soldier-common-tasks-documents-always-been-required-to-be-destroyed-to-prevent-distribution <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I was working on putting together a training binder for my unit. As NCO&#39;s develop short blocks of instruction on assigned warrior task training, I intended on gathering the relevant material (risk assessment, task conditions and standards, and CONOP) and putting them together in a folder that will then be put in a binder for future instructors to access as needed.<br /><br />While reading through the tasks at ATN (Army Training Network). I noticed that almost every one of the common tasks have various Foreign Disclosure codes (fine, I am not instructing foreign participants). <br /><br />But what puzzled me was almost all of them have the following statement:<br /><br />&quot;Destruction Notice: destroy by any method that will prevent disclosure of contents or reproduction of the document&quot;<br /><br />I take this to mean that I can&#39;t make copies of the material and store them in a binder, and I can&#39;t store electronic versions of the training material either.<br /><br />I don&#39;t understand how this is different then grabbing the SMCT that almost any unit will have lying around or downloading a digital copy to have on hand for quick reference during pocket book or section time training.<br /><br />Am I reading too much into the destruction statement? Wed, 13 Dec 2017 23:48:50 -0500 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/have-army-soldier-common-tasks-documents-always-been-required-to-be-destroyed-to-prevent-distribution <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I was working on putting together a training binder for my unit. As NCO&#39;s develop short blocks of instruction on assigned warrior task training, I intended on gathering the relevant material (risk assessment, task conditions and standards, and CONOP) and putting them together in a folder that will then be put in a binder for future instructors to access as needed.<br /><br />While reading through the tasks at ATN (Army Training Network). I noticed that almost every one of the common tasks have various Foreign Disclosure codes (fine, I am not instructing foreign participants). <br /><br />But what puzzled me was almost all of them have the following statement:<br /><br />&quot;Destruction Notice: destroy by any method that will prevent disclosure of contents or reproduction of the document&quot;<br /><br />I take this to mean that I can&#39;t make copies of the material and store them in a binder, and I can&#39;t store electronic versions of the training material either.<br /><br />I don&#39;t understand how this is different then grabbing the SMCT that almost any unit will have lying around or downloading a digital copy to have on hand for quick reference during pocket book or section time training.<br /><br />Am I reading too much into the destruction statement? 1SG Private RallyPoint Member Wed, 13 Dec 2017 23:48:50 -0500 2017-12-13T23:48:50-05:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/have-army-soldier-common-tasks-documents-always-been-required-to-be-destroyed-to-prevent-distribution?n=3170920&urlhash=3170920 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>It may depend on what the &quot;Destruction&quot; criteria is. For example. Most Navy documents you keep but when you are done with them, they must be destroyed (or if had for a particular amount of time). Maybe that is what the destruction notice is for. After it has served its intended purpose or length of time, they are to be destroyed. LTJG Private RallyPoint Member Thu, 14 Dec 2017 08:01:21 -0500 2017-12-14T08:01:21-05:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/have-army-soldier-common-tasks-documents-always-been-required-to-be-destroyed-to-prevent-distribution?n=3170969&urlhash=3170969 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>The destruction notice means that when it comes time to dispose of the document, you can&#39;t just toss it in the trash. SFC Private RallyPoint Member Thu, 14 Dec 2017 08:20:24 -0500 2017-12-14T08:20:24-05:00 2017-12-13T23:48:50-05:00