WRITING WELL - A MUST IN THE MILITARY PROFESSION

Good writing is important in both our personal and professional lives and it requires effort and much practice. There are many reasons people want to develop their writing skills. Writing well is about getting the facts right. Good writing is important because poor writing can lead to misunderstanding and misinformation and in the military environment this can lead to disasters. Bad writing skills can convey either a wrong or an ambiguous message even if it is not deliberate. This study presents the results obtained after analyzing the amount of knowledge acquisition the sophomores got over one semester, while attending a course on writing. It focuses both on error in writing and task fulfillment to see the students' linguistic development at this point. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]