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FORT BRAGG, N.C. – The negotiations are heating up in the Chateau Conference room of the Holiday Inn Bordeaux in Fayetteville. N.C. Members of Companies A and B of the 83rd Civil Affairs Battalion conducted Advanced Negotiations skills training from Jan. 7 through Jan. 11, 2013 in preparation for their upcoming deployment.
“The purpose of this training is to improve interpersonal communications skills for the students and to teach them negotiations skills, because Americans don’t grow up negotiating,” said Clifford R. Ruggles, department head for the Phoenix Training Center under DynCorp International, “but everywhere else in world they negotiate daily, so we provide this training to give the soldiers an advantage and help them to succeed at what they do.”
The five-day training event involved classroom presentations and hands on practical exercises.
The soldiers conducted negotiations in four-person teams with role players. To assist in the training experience, the Soldiers used the Electronic Language Simulator. This piece of equipment allowed the soldiers to simulate an actual negotiation with a non-English speaking person and act as interpreters.
“The ELS definitely makes this training more realistic and really replicates that language barrier that the students will face when they deploy,” said Ruggles.
Although this is not a validation training exercise for their deployment, this training event teaches the soldiers the required skills needed to be successful and enhances unit readiness.
“This training will make us better and more efficient at what we do,” said Sgt. 1st Class Ronnie L. Mason, team sergeant for Company A, 83rd CA Bn.
“The majority of the soldiers in the unit graduated school in April, but although new to civil affairs they are not new to the Army,” said Mason.
“The level of experience these Soldiers bring to the table is incredible,” said Lt. Col. William J. Rice, 83rd CA Bn commander. These soldiers have many different skill sets which makes them more mature and I am very confident that we will succeed when we deploy.”
Ruggles and his team have provided realistic training specific to the unit’s area of operations for the last eight years.
“We do the research so that we can introduce the students to the different cultures and traditions they will encounter over there,” said Ruggles, a retired chief warrant officer. “This will give them more tools and techniques to use when negotiating with the local people on their deployment.”
Ruggles, a former paratrooper and interrogator, is happy to be back at Fort Bragg and teach these soldiers the tools of the trade.
“I feel comfortable here,” said Ruggles. I’m very happy to have the ability to make a difference in these soldiers lives they’re performing very well.”
| Date Taken: | 01.11.2013 |
| Date Posted: | 01.31.2013 08:52 |
| Story ID: | 101272 |
| Location: | FORT BRAGG, NORTH CAROLINA, US |
| Hometown: | FORT CAVAZOS, TEXAS, US |
| Hometown: | WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, US |
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