U.S. Army Changes rules to naming Tanks | EARN YOUR GUNNERY PRIDE

The III Armored Corps, headquartered at Fort Hood, Texas, released a new policy earlier this year restricting which tank crews can name their vehicles.

The policy, which took effect Jan. 23, limits the ability to name tanks to crews who score in the highest bracket during gunnery -- a qualification meant to measure how effective a crew is in combat.

The change in policy is the result of a desire to incentivize crews to perform better during gunnery.

"The III Armored Corps has [an] obligation to our nation to be prepared to fight and win anywhere in the world at any time," Donovan said. "Accordingly, we must demand excellence of ourselves in order to meet that obligation, particularly in our competitive and unpredictable world."

But a currently serving field-grade armor officer, who was granted anonymity because they are not authorized to speak to the press, told Military.com that the policy could further divide the ranks.

"My immediate reaction is that this will alienate junior crews while ensuring that officers get to name their tanks," they said, adding that leaders in officer positions like platoon leader through battalion commander are often given the best gunners.

That leaves other, typically junior troops, working with less experienced gunners who are less likely to score highly during gunnery, although the officer said that they still have a responsibility to do well.

"But to deny them the ability to name their tanks while almost ensuring that [officers] will, due to the experience of their gunner, creates a dichotomous culture that doesn't breed competition, but animosity," they added.

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