What are your thoughts on the new Army Doctrine Publications (ADP)?

SSG(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 13 Dec 2013 16:15:53 -0500

My Battalion and Brigade have been placing a large focus into the education of the many Army Doctrine Publications, which I believe have a great insight for the future of the Army. From what I have studied, the authors have great plans for the outlook of the Army. I wanted to know what others may know about the ADP selection, and how you feel about them.

Response by 1SG Steven Stankovich made Dec 13 at 2013 4:23 PM

1SG Steven Stankovich — Fri, 13 Dec 2013 16:23:11 -0500

The ADPs have come a long way...change a name or two, a course of action or two, add a new acronym or two... BLUF is that these pubs are what defines how we as an Army conduct business and it is imperative that Soldiers understand what they are, how to get access to them and more importantly, understand what they say.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 1 at 2014 4:43 AM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 01 Jan 2014 04:43:04 -0500

I don't want points for this, but I really would like more people to weigh in on the topic.

Response by 1LT Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 1 at 2014 6:16 PM

1LT Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 01 Jan 2014 18:16:18 -0500

I agree with the previous posters that it's just a re-package of existing doctrine. Mission Command, Leader Attributes/Competencies, and other important updates aside.

However, I am in love like a teenage boy with an older woman. This makes the entire concept of how we operate accessible to the average Soldier. I'm in electronic maintenance, so ADP 4-0 doesn't really tell me how to do my job. It tells me why to do my job, what the greater impact of my job is, who supports my job, and how I can use the philosophy behind this to do my job better.

You can explain it to a new Soldier all you want, but until you have some black on white that actually lays out the reason for their existence in the Army, it's tough going.

Response by SSG V. Michelle Woods made Jan 2 at 2014 11:13 AM

SSG V. Michelle Woods — Thu, 02 Jan 2014 11:13:47 -0500

Well I don't have much experience with ADPs but I did some research and found this link.
http://usacac.army.mil/cac2/DoctrineMultimediaResources.asp
From what I've seen so far, the content and functionality of the media is great! Hasn't crashed on me yet and I haven't found dozens of typos...so it's basically nothing like SSD :-)