US Army Ends the Weekend Safety Briefing Requirement

It will be interesting to get feedback in a few months if the weekend safety brief has actually been ended:

Don’t shoot anyone on post, don’t sleep with your squad mate’s spouse, don’t snort unknown substances and don’t live in your car while collecting rent money from the Army.

The warnings given to soldiers at weekend and holiday safety briefings in recent decades are the stuff of Army lore. As those mandatory briefings become optional or end entirely – the Army has eliminated several administrative requirements recently in a streamlining measure – a few soldiers shared their memories of unusual briefings with Stars and Stripes.

Situational briefings remain at a commander’s discretion and soldiers said they can be useful when there’s a critical issue at hand or when a topic is discussed with depth and insight.  [Stars & Stripes]

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