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2017 General William E. DePuy

Special Topics
Writing Competition
This year’s theme: “What needs to be fixed in the Army?”
Articles will be comparatively judged by a panel of senior Army leaders on how well they have clearly identified issues requiring solutions relevant to the Army in general, or to a significant portion of the Army; how effectively detailed and feasible the solutions to the identified problem are; and the level of writing excellence
achieved. Writing must be logically developed and well organized, demonstrate professional-level grammar
and usage, provide original insights, and be thoroughly researched as manifest in pertinent sources.

Contest closes 14 July 2017
1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place

$1,000 and publication in Military Review
$750 and consideration for publication in Military Review
$500 and consideration for publication in Military Review

For information on how to submit an entry, please visit http://militaryreview.army.mil.
Staff Sgt. Shelby Johnson, squad leader, Company C, 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment,
observes the area around Forward Operating
Base Torkham, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, 26 September 2013, while wearing the
Capability Set 13 communications suite. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Jerry Saslav, U.S. Army)

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