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2A The Scout FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 2015

Scout speaks!

National Safety Month – June 2015 Happy 240th Army Birthday!

During the past 10 years fatal Army accidents still have time to make signiﬁcant headway toward Stand To!
have declined signiﬁcantly, both on and off duty. these goals. Opening a dialogue on National Safety Two hundred forty years
That trend has persisted through years of combat Month can help you re-engage your Soldiers and ago, our nation’s leaders
operations and continues now as we remain com- Army Civilians on safety matters to end the year on established the Continen-
mitted on multiple continents in support of Na- a positive note. tal Army. Today, the Army
tional Defense objectives. Army leaders, Soldiers is the strategic landpower
and Army Civilians have worked hard to make this As in years past, the U.S. Army Combat Readi- of the joint force; called
possible. Thank you all for ensuring that our Army ness Center released a multimedia campaign on upon to prevent, shape,
remains safe and ready. June 1 centering on four topics: aviation safety, and win against our adver-
ground safety, driving safety and injury preven- saries.
June is National Safety Month and we encourage tion. The campaign material, along with this year’s This year, we celebrate 240 years of selﬂess service
you to take this opportunity to measure the perfor- supporting objectives, is available at https://safety. to the nation. Selﬂess service is at the core of what it
mance of your formations in relation to the 2015 army.mil. We invite you to leverage this information means to be a Soldier — putting the welfare of oth-
Army Safety and Occupational Health Objectives. to help your Soldiers and Army Civilians evaluate ers ahead of oneself. The willingness of our Soldiers
In this document, we called for reductions of 10 per- their personal risk and come through the summer — to place themselves in harm’s way and to protect
cent or more in fatalities and losses resulting from months safely. our nation’s freedoms — is what makes us the premier
private motor vehicle accidents, personal injury and all-volunteer force. The Army has served proudly,
aviation mishaps. Though there are only a few short Thank you again for supporting National Safety faithfully and selﬂessly for 240 years, and we remain
— yet critical — months left in the ﬁscal year, you Month and the Army Safety Program. By remaining steadfast in our commitment.
safe, we remain Army Strong! The Army continues to serve the United States with
extraordinary Soldiers, Families and Civilians, who
Daniel A. Dailey Raymond T. Odierno John M. McHugh display exceptional character in defense of our nation.
Sergeant Major of the Army General, United States Army Secretary of the Army The Soldiers of the Continental Army helped forge a
*OPLMVM:[HɈ bond with Americans built on duty and victory, which
sustains our profession 240 years later. As we answer
Scout on the Street: the nation’s call, we remember those who paid the ulti-
mate sacriﬁce in our ﬁght for freedom.
Compiled by Stephanie Caffall
What is one safety practice you wish
more people would follow and why?

Tracy Rivera

Barbershop

Jamie Cross

Military Spouse

Steve Neuman

Desert Lanes

Jacob Johnson

Jeannie’s Diner

Becky Cougot

Civilian

Star Richards

Barbershop

“Following speed limit signs “I would have to say watching “I wish we would put in bicycle “I always see Soldiers on their “Texting while driving on and off “Wash your hands [to] keep
[when] the speed drops because their kids playing. It unnerves me paths because it [would] make it cell phones while driving and post. It only takes a second and cleanliness.”
if I have to slam on my brakes to see 4-year-olds out on their safer for bicyclists. We have a lot of they aren’t paying attention. It’s someone could die.”
someone behind me could hit tricycles without any [supervi- people on post who ride their bikes scary.”
me.” sion].” on the street and it’s not very safe.”

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