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Key Points

• If you haven't already, take a writing class
• Take a creative writing class; it forces effective, vivid writing
• WRITE!!! The more you do it, the better you get.
• Don't be afraid to ask for HELP.
• The only person looking out for either you or your subordinate is YOU!
• Use resources like Merriam-Webster
• Use a spell checker (F7 in Office) 
• Remember, writing doesn't have to win to REWARD!

Misconceptions

• Military Writing is different from Civilian writing. Wrong! Sentence structure, subject-verb-predicate, remains the same.
• I don't have to write until I am a (fill in a Rank). Wrong! If you haven't learned by now, most people are lazy! If you can give your supervisor a package, group of accomplishments, etc. the better off you will be.
• Each service branch has a different way to write. Wrong! Writing is writing. Each branch may look for a specific structure, but ultimately it follows Action-Impact.
• You have to write to win.  Wrong! You write to acknowledge, reinforce,  and/or reward behavior