CHAPTER 5
SOME SPECIFIC GUIDANCE ON ARMY CORRESPONDENCE
CHAPTER OBJECTIVE: When you have completed this lesson, you should be able to perform the following
task.
TASK: Name and define the parts of a memorandum, the staff study and the decision paper.
CONDITION: Given several questions relative to a review of the staff study and decision paper, and
their parts and purpose. You may use Lesson 5, Some Specific Guidance on Army
Correspondence, which explains these concepts.
STANDARD: Identify the basic parts of a staff study and a decision paper and their purposes in
Army correspondence.
REFERENCES: AR 25-50, Preparing and Managing Correspondence and DA Pamphlet 600-67,
Effective Writing for Army Leaders.
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