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USMCFLYR
This how we started with ORM in the mid 90s. My community has changed over time and we no longer work on a points valued based system anymore. It is a briefing bullet to discuss basically what is different in this particular flight. Many/most of the risk factors are already covered and controlled in our scheduling/mission planning process. When I went through ORM Instructors school - the "father of ORM" (first developed for the Army helos) was actually disappointed in the direction that ORM had taken in the military with the points system.
USMCFLYR
I can certainly see how a good thing could become cumbersome and burdensome in the military
I think a points system has potential value in GA flight training...it is more acceptable to abort in that environment, and there are frequently times when you really should abort....light piston airplanes can be heavily outmatched by a variety of environmental factors.