Army captains to complete ‘Ice Bucket Challenge’ at career course
FORT JACKSON, S.C. — Army Training and Doctrine Command announced this month that all captains will be required to take the Ice Bucket Challenge before leaving the Captain’s Career Course.
“We think that this is great information for these young officers to know,” said Lt. Gen. Morgan Slater, TRADOC commander. “Many of them selected the Army as a career before they knew how well they’d do at dumping a bucket of ice on themselves on the internet. While we don’t think that most of these officers will go on to dump ice on themselves as a career, some will be able to use the exam to figure out a new course in their careers.”
The Ice Bucket Challenge is part of a new initiative that adds other assessments, such as the GRE, to the graduation requirements for the course.
“There has been some critique that the Ice Bucket Challenge isn’t a good assessment of the skills that our officers offer,” Slater continued, “But that's silly. Ninety percent of a captain's job is following dumb, nonsensical i…
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