Guardians,
Earlier today, one of the civilians who conducts Asset Logistics Management Information System (ALMIS) training posted a comment to BMC Paul Wells' guest post on iCommandant. I thought it was beneficial to repost it in its entirety here:
Thanks Chief (Wells),
As one of the instructors who make those station visits for "Stand-Up" ALMIS Training, I have to give a lot of credit to the folks in the Logistics Transformation Program Information Office (LTPIO) for identifying the importance and ensuring adequate training at the "Front End" of a system as complex as this one is.
I too (as prior Active Duty) knew the frustration of having a new system to conduct business handed to you in a terminally dry 4 hour Power-Point, and then turned loose to "go forth and mess up your allotments". As trainers, we are committed to making your ALMIS/Electronic Asset Logbook (EAL) transition as unproblematic as possible. We have been there too. Times are tough, and due to the current economy, they are going to get tougher. The Flag level of Command knows the importance of being able to document what we do, and the costs, in both Funding and Personnel, to ensure we continue to receive the support necessary.
I am sure it is easier for them to go before Congress and demonstrate our needs, when they have actual numbers to document those needs. I applaud Admiral Allen's initiative to ensure we continue to have adequate documentation of our daily support to the public in capturing all that information in as efficient a system as is available. As a Taxpayer, I would appreciate other DOD entities being as accountable to "Stewardship" of the public dollar as the Coast Guard is driving towards.
Will Entriken (EAL-QA)
