Army Safety
Army Safety This research project’s goal is to determine whether or not the Army should increase its safety program to include additional training and incentives for Army families that are safe in their activities. When family members are injured it creates a dilemma for the Army. It creates low morale and negatively affects a unit’s ability to complete its missions. There are even cases where family member injuries or deaths render a soldier completely unable to continue service under any capacity. The loss of a soldier and the soldier’s family is not a good outcome if more emphasis on safety can ensure that the army can continue its relationship with them. The six stage research process covers the necessary requirements for making the project comprehensive (Cooper& Schindler, 2008, p. 140-45). Identifying the true nature of the problem and finding the best way to implement a solution will ensure that both parties can maximize this aspect of their relationship.
Stage 1 (Define Problem) Stage one of this project is to identify several things involving understanding the problem. The problem is that hundreds of injuries are occurring in the Army every year and most of them are avoidable. The fact is that there is an average of 146 for the last three years and there have been 139 fatalities (U.S. Army Accident Information, 2010). Considering that that means that 139 Army soldiers died in 2009 at the cost of $450,000 of Soldier Group Life Insurance that totals $62,550,000 (US Department of Veterans Affair, 2010). With such a large annual expense will the added spending on the safety program be worth it? Furthermore, the previous numbers do not include family member injuries. The numbers are much larger in scale. There is also no way to truly measure the loss of productivity in a unit when a soldier is out because of injuries or taking care of a family member’s injuries. The question is now identified. What is the maximum financial benefit to the Army when
Stage 1 (Define Problem) Stage one of this project is to identify several things involving understanding the problem. The problem is that hundreds of injuries are occurring in the Army every year and most of them are avoidable. The fact is that there is an average of 146 for the last three years and there have been 139 fatalities (U.S. Army Accident Information, 2010). Considering that that means that 139 Army soldiers died in 2009 at the cost of $450,000 of Soldier Group Life Insurance that totals $62,550,000 (US Department of Veterans Affair, 2010). With such a large annual expense will the added spending on the safety program be worth it? Furthermore, the previous numbers do not include family member injuries. The numbers are much larger in scale. There is also no way to truly measure the loss of productivity in a unit when a soldier is out because of injuries or taking care of a family member’s injuries. The question is now identified. What is the maximum financial benefit to the Army when
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