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Soldiers from 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team,
4th Infantry Division, participate in a simulated drunk driving course during battalion
safety day on March 31. The Soldiers were wearing goggles that simulate intoxication,
and attempted to navigate a golf cart through a series of cones. (photo by 2nd Lt. Ian Faison)
204th gets smart have to have a budget and know where every
dollar goes. You have to set financial goals and
communicate them clearly with your spouse.”
with their money Shrawder outlined several budgets that he
had helped create and pointed out places where
Story and photo by Capt. Timothy Bushnell people were spending money that they did not
204th Brigade Support Battalion
need, such as expensive cable and telephone
The Soldiers of 204th Brigade Support services while ignoring their car payments.
Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Dallas Shrawder, a financial planner from ACS, ad- Everyone that attended was given a
Infantry Division, conducted their third dresses Soldiers from 204th BSB, 2nd BCT, 4th Inf.
handout that broke down and explained
Div., about their finances March 31.
Family awareness training event March 31 their LES statement and a blank budget sheet
at McMahon theater. This event focused on increasing awareness of saving, debt reduction to start their financial planning process.
basic financial preparedness for Soldiers and and predatory lending, said Lt. Col. Todd Command Sgt. Maj. Scott Dugan emphasized
Families. Bertulis. “Most of the Uniform Code of the importance of the financial plan to the
The event brought more than 160 Soldiers Military Justice actions that come across my Soldiers and Families.
and Family members and featured Dallas desk are rooted in money issues.” “Get after your finances before you get
Shrawder, a financial planner from Army Shrawder shared his experience as a into trouble,” he told them. Over 75 percent
Community Services. The goal was to financial planner and stressed the importance of the judicial actions that have come to the
help Families become more aware of the of understanding a budget and how to stick commander’s attention since taking command
importance of managing their finances and within it. have, been financially related, he emphasized.
help them create a budget for themselves. “My goal is to give you insight on how to ask Getting out of debt and keeping yourself
“Our goals as a command team for this the right questions before you go downtown there is an important part of being ready and
night, are to increase personal readiness – and spend your money, ” Shrawder said. It all resilient as we move into combat readiness,
specifically financial readiness, and assist in starts with the financial plan, he added. “You Dugan said.
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