LESSONS LEARNED, HEADQUARTERS, 168TH ENGINEER BATTALION (COMBAT)
Abstract
The August-October quarter was extremely productive and very educational for the 168th Engineer Combat Battalion. It was productive in that the Di An, Phu Loi, Lai Khe, and Phuoc Vinh cantonments began to show visible evidence of the battalion's horizontal and vertical construction efforts. In this regard, outstanding achievements of the line companies were officially recognized. The quarter was educational to the battalion in that many construction techniques were improved and perfected, and that new units were phased into Vietnam. In the process, it was learned that it often pays to take a long hard look at previously established policies and procedures to see if they may have become outmoded by the passing of time. The battalion also learned the important lesson that heavy personnel turnover at the end of its first year in Vietnam need not prove unsettling and disruptive to the construction effort. In this regard, the battalion undertook the 'North 40' project in the midst of the transition period without noticeable loss of effectiveness.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 14, 1967
- Accession Number
- AD0824611
Entities
Organizations
- Adjutant General's Corps