Tools for Your Kitbag - The USACRC Has Them!

摘要

The holidays are here, and in the spirit of giving, I want to share with you the many risk management tools offered by the U.S. Army Combat Readiness Center. They're all designed with the same goal in mind: helping you and your junior leaders protect our Soldiers and preserve the readiness you fight so hard to build. First, with the exodus period nearing, many Soldiers will be driving away from their home installations to visit family and friends. After months of COVID-19 travel restrictions, their haste to get there could be stronger than ever. First-line leader counseling will be crucial to Soldiers understanding the hazards of not only driving to, from, and in and around their holiday destinations, but any trip throughout the year. The USACRC has several tools to engage Soldiers on private motor vehicle safety, including the Travel Risk Planning System (https://trips.safety.army.mil) and Small Unit Leader Cards {https://safety.army.mil/OFF-DUTY/Small-Unit-Leader-Cards). While no longer an Army requirement before leave or pass, TRiPS remains an effective tool for thinking and talking through long-distance travel and is a fantastic complement to traditional face-to-face counseling. Likewise, Small Unit Leader Cards are printable, shareable, and customizable wallet-size cards that provide PMV mishap statistics and talking points for leaders counseling Soldiers on off-duty safety and risk management.