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Subject:Re: Consequences of inadequate docs/training From:"Douglas S. Bailey (AL)" <dbailey -at- commandalkon -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Wed, 27 Mar 2002 12:43:54 -0600
The U.S. Army has an entire library of Preventive Maintenance guides in
cartoon format. At least, they did when I was in it back in the late '80s.
They were very effective. And after all, isn't usability and effectiveness
the measure of a manual?
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> > Maybe American forces do things differently from Europe? (I remember
being
> appalled at how the US
> > was experimenting with producing vehicle repair manuals in comic strip
> form some years ago ... ;-) ).
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