NCO Primary Leadership Subjects
Using Capitals, Continued
Rules,
continued
Rule.
Example
Do not capitalize the first word of a
He sent word to us to "hit the road,"
clause inserted within a sentence when
so we started to pack.
it is separated by quotation marks if it
He passed the word along that "we
is not a direct quotation
may storm the enemy."
Do not capitalize the first word of a
The company was moved (this had
clause inserted within a sentence when
been decided previously) to a new
it is separated by parentheses or
location.
dashes.
He told me - but perhaps I shouldn't
talk about it - that the colonel made
the decision.
Do not capitalize enumerations within
Company commanders will (1) inspect
a sentence.
their company areas and motor pools, (2)
insure vehicles are fueled and have their
weapons and basic load of ammunition
stowed, (3) notify the S3 when their
units are ready to move.
Do not capitalize seasons of the year.
Last summer, he was assigned to Fort
Benjamin Harrison.
Do not capitalize points on the
North Africa (but the southern
compass unless they refer to a specific
United States)
geographical section of the country.
Central America
(but
northern
Canada)
Do not capitalize words which,
All captains will be considered.
although sometimes used as proper
Follow the procedures
in
the
nouns, describe a general class of
pertinent DA pamphlet.
nouns.
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