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Why Is It Important To Be White Out

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TO: Theresa Bunn, Master Sergeant Field Training Officer Coordinator FROM: Waltz, Barret K., Recruit Recruit Class #137 DATE: 06/04/18
SUBJECT: Reasons to use whiteout Whiteout can be a useful tool when completing forms or items using an ink pen. Whiteout can allow errors to be corrected more legibly so that what was written can be more easily interpreted by whoever is reading the document. Whiteout also allows corrections to look more professional, which lends more credibility to whatever was completed. However, there are times in which the use of whiteout is inappropriate and could lead to negative consequences. In the end, it is an important tool for those who use ink pens, as long as the tool is used correctly. …show more content…

The alternative solution to using whiteout to block out the error would be to either scratch out the information and attempt to write above the error or to attempt to correct the error by writing over it to clarify what a letter should have been. The two alternative solutions can both decrease legibility which could harm the credibility of whatever was recorded. Another consequence of poor legibility would be that when even when it was reviewed by the original writer later, they may not be sure what they had originally meant. Whiteout makes corrections, to an error made in ink, look more professional and preserve credibility while making it easier to read. Humans make errors and the risk in using a permanent form of recording information is that when mistakes happen, they cannot be changed. Whiteout is a tool that allows the error to be covered and the correction written on top of it. It creates a more practical solution of editing a written document so that it can still be read and remain written in a method of more professional and long-term

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