Publications rewrite

[MacGruff]

The Capmembers web site has an announcement on it that all work on revisions of any CAP Regulation is suspended. All of them will be rewritten from scratch.

Hmm....     

[MSG Mac]

Quite a few Regs and Manuals are outdated and rather than doing them piecemeal, NHQ is doing everything over. Good move. No more complaining about small changes, no more rewriting to change 5 lines in a 30 page document.

[Garibaldi]

Pssht...give me 3 months and I can re-write 39-1 into something we all can understand. No gray area. Plain-speak. Probably about 50 pages lighter, too.

[Spam]

I'll settle for 2 months and you help get our NCO slide decks done, pal!

FOCUS!  (grin)

V/R
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[Garibaldi]

I'll settle for 2 months and you help get our NCO slide decks done, pal!

FOCUS!  (grin)

V/R
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Ah, the perils of having your CC on CAPTalk...

[Live2Learn]

The Capmembers web site has an announcement on it that all work on revisions of any CAP Regulation is suspended. All of them will be rewritten from scratch.

Hmm....     

Big task.  Has there been any 'call' for militia to staff the project?

[arajca]

According to the email I received, this is going to be a multi-year task. Given that and the reluctance by most of National to involve the vast unwashed masses in the regulation writing process, don't hold your breath waiting for the call to arms keyboards.

[THRAWN]

According to the email I received, this is going to be a multi-year task. Given that and the reluctance by most of National to involve the vast unwashed masses in the regulation writing process, don't hold your breath waiting for the call to arms keyboards.

Which, of course, makes no sense. Some of us live in regulations and know what works and what doesn't...

[LSThiker]

This "rewrite" is all good in hypothesis, but how will this look in real life?  Are members really going to "rewrite" the publications and start from essentially a "blank sheet"?  Or are they really just going to make large edits to their already existing documents and ultimately resulting in the same thing as today?

[MSG Mac]

This "rewrite" is all good in hypothesis, but how will this look in real life?  Are members really going to "rewrite" the publications and start from essentially a "blank sheet"?  Or are they really just going to make large edits to their already existing documents and ultimately resulting in the same thing as today?

My perception of the process is that the publications will be (re)written by select individuals and teams who are subject matter experts in the particular areas of concern. I.E.: PD will most likely be done by Col Bryan (Thor) Cooper, and CCMSGT Eldridge and their committees.

[THRAWN]

This "rewrite" is all good in hypothesis, but how will this look in real life?  Are members really going to "rewrite" the publications and start from essentially a "blank sheet"?  Or are they really just going to make large edits to their already existing documents and ultimately resulting in the same thing as today?

My perception of the process is that the publications will be (re)written by select individuals and teams who are subject matter experts in the particular areas of concern. I.E.: PD will most likely be done by Col Bryan (Thor) Cooper, and CCMSGT Eldridge and their committees.

So, the same team that hosed them up in the first place. Good call. I'm sure that there are plenty of SMEs in the field that should be included. Outside eyes are always good to use...

[JeffDG]

This "rewrite" is all good in hypothesis, but how will this look in real life?  Are members really going to "rewrite" the publications and start from essentially a "blank sheet"?  Or are they really just going to make large edits to their already existing documents and ultimately resulting in the same thing as today?

If you read the documents linked, the answers are in there.

[PHall]

This "rewrite" is all good in hypothesis, but how will this look in real life?  Are members really going to "rewrite" the publications and start from essentially a "blank sheet"?  Or are they really just going to make large edits to their already existing documents and ultimately resulting in the same thing as today?

If you read the documents linked, the answers are in there.

What, read all of the post before flying off the handle???  That's not allowed here on CAPTalk!

[arajca]

The only point where members are expressly involved is after the reg is rewritten. ONE squadron level senior member will chosen PER REGION to see if the reg make sense/is understandable/is usable.

[TheSkyHornet]

The biggest thing I hope NHQ stresses is uniformity and interfacing of manuals. Everything should match and be concise to the same common point(s).

But I do think it's a good move.

[LSThiker]

This "rewrite" is all good in hypothesis, but how will this look in real life?  Are members really going to "rewrite" the publications and start from essentially a "blank sheet"?  Or are they really just going to make large edits to their already existing documents and ultimately resulting in the same thing as today?

If you read the documents linked, the answers are in there.

I did and that is the hypothesis I am talking about.  Plans look good on paper, but are often not executed in that manner. 

[TheSkyHornet]

This "rewrite" is all good in hypothesis, but how will this look in real life?  Are members really going to "rewrite" the publications and start from essentially a "blank sheet"?  Or are they really just going to make large edits to their already existing documents and ultimately resulting in the same thing as today?

If you read the documents linked, the answers are in there.

I did and that is the hypothesis I am talking about.  Plans look good on paper, but are often not executed in that manner.

+1

This is where I fall when I hear about rewrites, knowing first hand that paper vs reality doesn't always fit together, and a major issue is that you don't see those revisions to reflect on what actually works or reinforcement of what's on paper.

[Live2Learn]

If it's a "clean slate" approach, and only the already anointed need apply we've nothing to worry about.  The committee of authors will either write coherent regs (and neglect their other duties) or do their other duties (and slap something together).  24/7/365 is a wonderful limitation on even the most ambitious who live on a fixed or declining budget.

[RiverAux]

While I've got no experience writing CAP regulations, I've got plenty with writing regs in my day job and I am pretty sure that they won't really be starting from a blank sheet of paper.

I do hope that do approach every one of them with the question, "Do we REALLY need this regulation in the first place?" and if so, "What is the minimal amount of regulation that we need for this topic?"

[jhighman]

I do hope that do approach every one of them with the question, "Do we REALLY need this regulation in the first place?" and if so, "What is the minimal amount of regulation that we need for this topic?"

+1

Time has a way of adding weight to us all, and regulations are certainly no exception. You're 100% right that it needs to start by defining what they hope to achieve or what problem they need to address when authoring these regs and then go from there. Less can certainly be more if it allows focused and directed guidance and not simply adding bureaucracy for bureaucracy 's sake!