The importance of an accountability formation is important, and for many reasons. Knowing where all soldiers are, at all times in case something bad happens, your chain of command has to keep track to ensure everyone is accounted for. Everyone being accounted for gives 100% strength in numbers, without jeopardizing the combat readiness in the unit, whether in theatre or at their permanent duty station. Whichever case may be. Following orders from NCO’s as to where to be and what time, gives the NCO’s the understanding that they can depend on their soldiers to always be on time to where they need to be, without any issues or feeling of not being able to trust their fellow soldiers, which whom the NCO’s are responsible for.
There are a lot of tasks needing to be completed in the Unit, which are mentioned in the very first accountability formation in the morning. The most important formation of all is first thing in the morning. The accountability formation in the mornings ensures all soldiers are accounted for, and all completed tasks to complete thru out the day, will and are completed, as to Unit’s POW. Having an accountability formation is substantial to the unit for emergency situations, getting the job for the day started and completed within a certain time, to ensure the cleanliness, teamwork, stability, and focus of the soldiers and the unit, so the unit, or Brigade will be ready to deploy or handle any situation that is thrown at them, at a moment’s notice.
The importance of an accountability formation is pretty simple, everyone must be at the formation, so that the chain of command will know that everyone is accounted for, everyone is safe and in good health, and that all soldiers are accountable for completing any tasks, or even ready to engage the enemy or the situation, at any given moment and at any given