Team Building
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I have chosen to write this week's paper on Team Learning, utilizing Soldier Team Development in the Army as an example. When implemented properly, the Army's team building concept is highly effective.
"A conglomerate mass of Americans gathered from all walks of life who had been shaped into a cohesive organization for the purpose of performing certain military tasks, the unit was . . . not simply the place where members lived and worked, ate and slept; the unit was the soldier's family." This description of the squads, platoons, and companies of the 291st Engineer Combat Battalion in World War II captures the essence of the combat-ready team. Each squad, section, and crew is a tightly knit family where soldiers know one another intimately--their likes and dislikes, their faults and strengths, their beliefs and ideas. These small groups of soldiers determine to a large extent whether wars are won or lost. Each basic group is a part of a larger group which is part of a yet larger group...