82nd ABN Div Pam 600-2

DIV PAM 600-2

82nd AIRBORNE DIVISION

The All American Standard January 2005

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82nd AIRBORNE DIVISION PARATROOPER HANDBOOK

ALL AMERICAN STANDARDS

TABLE OF CONTENTS Paragraph Page Purpose 1 5 Responsibilities 2 5 General 3 5 82nd Airborne Division Mission Concept 4 5 Safety 5 5 Hazing, Abuse, and Unprofessional activities 6 21 Wear of the Uniform 7 21 Uniform Appearance 8 22 The Duty Uniform 9 23 Uniform for Training 10 30 Winter Uniform 11 33 Improved Physical Fitness Uniform 12 35 Jewelry 13 36 Off-Duty Appearance 14 37 Personal Hygiene 15 38 Physical Fitness 16 41 Military Courtesy 17 42 Single Enlisted Soldier Quarters Visitation Policy 18 44 On and Off-Duty Conduct 19 44 Pawning or Selling Organizational Clothing and Equipment 20 53 Trooper Finances 21 54 Fundraising 22 56 Education Opportunities 23 58 Assistance Organizations 24 59 Inspector General Assistance 25 61 Equal Opportunity Assistance 26 61 Open Door Policy 27 62 Leaves and Passes 28 62 Standards of Conduct for the CQ and SDNCO 29 63 Pay Day Activities 30 64

This Pamphlet supersedes Division Pamphlet 600-2, July 2003

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Paragraph Page Closing 31 65 Photo References Appendix A 66 82nd Airborne Division History Appendix B 81 Medal of Honor Recipients Appendix B 85 Division Campaign Credits Appendix B 86 Chronology Appendix B 87 Division Commanders Appendix B 90 Division Command Sergeants Major Appendix B 91 The Parachutists Creed Appendix C 92 The All American Soldier (The Division Song) Appendix D 93 Listing of Division Units Appendix E 94 Weapon Safety and Clearing Procedures Appendix F 96

This Pamphlet supersedes Division Pamphlet 600-2, July 2003

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1. PURPOSE: The purpose of this publication is to inform 82nd Airborne Division Paratroopers of basic standards of appearance, conduct, military courtesy, and need to know information. 2. RESPONSIBILITIES: Commanders are responsible to ensure Troopers under their command present a neat and soldierly appearance. Noncommissioned officers are responsible for the appearance of subordinate Troopers in their charge. Each Trooper has the duty to take pride in his or her appearance at all times.

3. GENERAL: Division Troopers must project a professional military image. There must be no doubt that they live by a common standard and are responsible to military order and discipline. 4. 82nd AIRBORNE DIVISION MISSION CONCEPT: Within 18 hours of notification, the 82nd Airborne Division strategically deploys, conducts forcible entry parachute assault, and secures key objectives for follow-on military operations in support of U.S. national interests. The 82nd is the only force in the Army that has the capability to do this at the strategic level. The Division's three infantry brigades are designated as Division Ready Brigades (DRB). Each brigade assumes either Mission (DRB-1), Training (DRB-2), or Support (DRB-3) for an eight-week cycle on a rotating basis. During Mission Cycle, individual and collective training, on-post schools, and other activities are conducted within the constraints of a two-hour recall. During Training Cycle, collective training is conducted on or off-post. Support Cycle is dedicated to installation and Division support requirements. As the world situation changes, the 82nd Airborne adapts to mission requirements. 5. SAFETY: One of the most critical things a Trooper can do is to ensure everything they do is done safely, every Paratrooper in our Division is a safety officer/NCO. Safety is an individual as well as leader responsibility. Everyone, from the Division Commander down, must take an active role in the identification and prevention of accidents. Nothing we do in training is worth the life or limb of our Paratroopers. This section addresses some of the policies and measures you may take to help protect the force. If you need information, have suggestions, or wish to report a safety violation, contact the Division Safety Office at 432-0614 or visit the Web Site at https://allamericanet.bragg.army.mil/Safety/Safety.htm. A. RISK MANAGEMENT. The OPTEMPO and the daily training of Troopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division bring with it inherent hazards. Troopers must practice risk management during their daily activities in order to protect our force. Risk Management is a five-step process that is used to identify hazards and take measures to lessen the risk to Troopers. The risk management process is listed below.

(1). Hazard Identification. Detect hazards and risks associated with operations. Identifying risks involves closely looking at each phase of training or operations.

(2). Initial Assessment. Each hazard is looked at and an initial risk level is determined based on probability and severity. You may use the Risk assessment tool to

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determine the initial risk level for each hazard. These first two steps in the Risk Management Process, hazard identification and initial assessment, is your risk assessment. PROBABILITY Frequent - Occurs often, continuously experienced. Likely - Occurs several times. Occasional - Occurs sporadically. Seldom - Unlikely, but could occur at some time. Unlikely - Can assume it will not occur. SEVERITY Catastrophic- Death or permanent total disability, system loss, major property damage. Critical - Permanent partial disability, temporary total disability in excess of 3 months, major system damage, significant property damage. Marginal-Minor injury, lost workday accident, compensable injury or illness, minor system damage, minor property damage. Negligible- First aid or minor supportive medical treatment, minor system impairment.

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(3). Develop Control Measures & Make Decision. When risk elimination is not

possible, risks will be controlled without sacrificing essential mission requirements. a) Develop control measures for each hazard identified to mitigate the severity of the risk associated with the hazard. b) Determine if the control measure affected the probability, severity, or both and determine the residual risk for each hazard.

c) Determine the overall risk from all the residual risk. The overall risk cannot be lower than the lowest residual risks.

d) Make an informed decision at the appropriate level. Accept the mission if the benefits outweigh the cost. The following is a list of approving authority level.

Low- Company Commander Moderate- Battalion Commander High- First O-6 Commander in the Chain of Command Extremely High- First GO in the Chain of Command

(4). Implement Controls. Implement risk control measures. Leaders will integrate procedures for controlling risk into plans, orders, standing operating procedures (SOPs), preliminary training, and other channels that ensure procedures are used during operations. Implementation will involve the chain of command.

(5). Supervise and Evaluate Operations. Supervision techniques used for overall operations (such as spot checks and performance indicators) will be used for risk control.

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B. POV SAFETY. 1. POV accidents are the number one cause of fatalities Army-wide. Alarming numbers of Troopers are killed and injured every year here and at every installation across the Army. Everyone, from the individual trooper to Commanders, must take aggressive measures to reduce the number of POV fatalities. Remember, safety doesn't end when you take the uniform off. 2. The primary causes of accidents are: a. Drinking and driving. b. Falling asleep at the wheel. c. Speed to the point of losing control of the vehicle. 3. All troopers below the age of 26 will attend the Defensive Drivers Course (DDC) prior to reporting to their unit from 82nd Replacement. 4. Troopers cited for a moving violation referenced in Corps Master Policy #18 will attend the Saturday Driver Improvement Training (DIT) within 30 days of the citation or they will have their on post driving privileges revoked. 5. All troopers will do the POV risk assessment ASMIS-1 prior to going on leave, pass, TDY, or PCS. This can be accessed through the Division Safety web site at https://allamericanet.bragg.army.mil/Safety/Safety.htm or the Army Safety Center web site at http://safety.army.mil/home.html 6. Use common sense when operating a privately owned vehicle. Ensure the vehicle is in good condition prior to operation. Leaders will conduct an inspection of vehicles monthly or prior to the start of a long weekend. Deficiencies will be corrected prior to operating the vehicle. The checklist below is an example of the some things that should be inspected prior to vehicle operation. A checklist can also be found at: https://allamericanet.bragg.army.mil/Safety/Safety.htm

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POV INSPECTION CHECKLIST ITEM & CHECK SATISFACTORY UNSATISFACTORY

1. HEADLIGHTS: Both high and low beams operational?.

2. BRAKELIGHTS: Operational, lenses intact? 3. TAIL LIGHTS: Operational, lenses intact? 4. TURN SIGNALS & PARKING LIGHTS: Operational front & rear?

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