I copied some text from MS Word into the message editor.  It pasted like normal, but when it posted, all of the formatting code showed up as well.  I am not sure if there is an easy solution to that, but wanted to let you know.

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<p style=”margin: 0in 0in 0pt;”><span style=”font-family: ‘Georgia’,serif;”><span style=”color: #000000;”>Hello everyone!<span style=”mso-spacerun: yes;”>  </span></span><span style=”color: #000000;”>I’m Chad Plenge and am very excited to be a part of this community.</span><span style=”mso-spacerun: yes;”><span style=”color: #000000;”>  </span></span></span></p>
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<p style=”margin: 0in 0in 0pt;”><span style=”font-family: ‘Georgia’,serif;”><span style=”color: #000000;”>I served 18 months as a law enforcement/honor guard PL in Germany. So many people aided my development as a leader and I am very passionate about sharing what I’ve learned.<span style=”mso-spacerun: yes;”>  </span></span><span style=”color: #000000;”>My other assignments include multiple stints as a BN S2/S3 and also a HHD Commander for CID.</span><span style=”mso-spacerun: yes;”><span style=”color: #000000;”>  </span></span></span></p>
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<p style=”margin: 0in 0in 0pt;”><span style=”font-family: ‘Georgia’,serif;”><span style=”color: #000000;”>Being a PL is an incredible and developmental opportunity.  Your PL experience and performance can significantly shape your military career.  Learning to navigate the leadership challenges, managing competing priorities, and figuring how to accomplish the mission can be difficult, but also very rewarding.  This forum is a great resource to find best practices, learn from each other’s mistakes, share ideas, and get feedback on whatever questions you have.<span style=”mso-spacerun: yes;”>  </span></span></span></p>
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