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- Hello, I'm Colonel Eric Ellmyer,

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Logistics Readiness Officer
Career Field Manager.

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I am proud to provide
oversight and direction

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for our career field.

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Over the past year, we
have been able to focus

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on training and education
opportunities that will

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strengthen our ability to meet current

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and future demands for 21Rs and garrison,

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downrange, and across
the joint enterprise.

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Representatives from
across our career field

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have worked tirelessly on improvements

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to our logistics readiness
officer initial skills course,

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revamped our in-resident intermediate

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logistics readiness officer course,

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and updated the training requirements

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in our Career Field
Education and Training Plan.

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The new courses are up and running

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and are already training our
officers for future demands.

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Our focus areas moving forward

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are fundamental to logistics discipline.

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We will embark upon a very deliberate path

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to support our national defense strategy,

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which among many goals is to
build a more lethal force.

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You might ask, "What does logistics

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have to do with lethality?"

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Or more simply, "How will we do this?"

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Both are good questions and they both

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have the same answer: Easy.

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We will do this by taking
a competitive approach

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to force development

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and make deliberate multi-year investments

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to restore war fighting readiness.

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We will standardize our units

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and reinforce repeatable
processes at all levels.

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There will be many challenges,
but make no mistake,

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this will be our focus.

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It won't be easy, but it
will be well worth it.

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I encourage each of you

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to learn about these
education opportunities

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and continue to set
yourself up for success.

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Also, ask yourself and those around you

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what can be done in your organization

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to restore war fighting readiness.

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Please, contact your major
command development team lead

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or functional area
manager with any questions

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or concerns regarding your
career or force development.

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Thank you for your time

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and all that you do for
our logistics mission.

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This truly is a team sport.

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I look forward to working
with you as we continue

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to enhance our career fields
force development capabilities.

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