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advocated was &quot;progressive riding&quot; whereby the ranger 

 extracted from his work plan all the jobs he could do 

 on a projected trip into a certain part of his territory, 



Peter Keplinger, in the Rocky Mountain Region 

 was the outstanding pioneer in developing and applying 

 the group training and correspondence course methods 

 of training. 



The training policy had two major objectives: 

 to enable the man to do his job most efficiently 

 and to fit him for advancement. The latter purpose 

 has often been served by transfers to new and differ 

 ent assignments to broaden the individual s experience. 



