Battle Focused Training

Replicate battlefield conditions

· Demonstration

· Conference

· Lecture

· Personal time

· Energy

· Commander guidance

To train and maintain to the published standards in Technical Manuals 10 and 20

When leaders synchronize combat support and combat service support systems to compliment and reinforce one another.

Sustainment training

FM 7-1

Based on war and external directives.

Evaluations and other feedback.

As if fighting in war.

A unit’s capability to perform its METL.

Listing of individuals, crews or elements that reflect capabilities, proficiencies of critical tasks, and other information concerning war fighting capabilities.

Tactical Exercise Without Troops. Conducted on terrain with only unit leaders and staff.

The basic skills

An exercise of command and control skills through the integration of all organic weapon systems, as well as direct and indirect supporting fires.

In Garrison locations or in between headquarters.

Yes.

· Commanders are responsible for training

· NCOs train individual and small groups

· Train as a joint team

· Train for combat proficiency

· Train to standard

· Train to adapt

· Train to maintain

· Train using multi-echelon techniques

· Train to sustain proficiency

· Train and develop leaders

Mission related, limited exercise designed to train a collective group of tasks through practice.

Battle focus

After Action Review. Training review process allowing self assessment and development.

On a scale between CPX and FTX

Briefs the next highest war time commander, who approves the METL

A collective action rapidly executed without a deliberate decision making process.

To the commanders 2 levels above.

Allows leaders to become proficient at conducting unit sustainment operations. (ie. Supply, transportation)

They must personally observe and assess training at all levels.

A leader book.

METL development, so the commander can narrow his scope of training.

• · Trains on tasks, which builds on tasks mastered
• by the soldiers, leaders and units

• · Uses opportunity training to constantly hone
• proficiency on known tasks

Under simulated combat conditions in the field

CSM and 1SG

· Each skill level in every MOS in the unit

· CTT

Training that is:

· Tough

· Realistic

· Physically and mentally challenging

Most realistic environment available during peace time.

They can get lost in the shuffle and remain untrained.

· Reception and Integration

· Basic skills development

· Advanced development and sustainment

At company level and approved by battalion commander

· Training Aids

· Devices

· Simulations

· Simulators

Specific actions required to execute the short-range plans. Final stage of planning before training.

• · Build competence and confidence by developing
• new skills

· Instills loyalty

· Inspires excellence by fostering initiative

· Builds aggressive, well trained soldiers

Assessment

That the new leader attains the minimum acceptable level of proficiency in the critical tasks necessary to perform his mission.

Items that assist in training and learning.

Battalion level

Briefs the battalion commander

Direction.

Sustaining tasks already masters and developing proficiency in new tasks.

Allows simultaneous training and evaluation on any combination of individual or collective tasks at more than one echelon.

With unit assessment.

Company

A MOS within a unit that is required but has very few soldiers.

Unit assessment

· Graphic training aids

· Models

· Books

· Pictures

So that NCOs can integrate soldier tasks.

The common tasks found in the soldiers Manual of Common Tasks that support the METL.

No

A collective action that a crew of a weapon or piece of equipment must perform to operate the equipment.

To provide input on his unit during daily huddles or company meetings.

The thought process of making operations safer without compromising the mission

The range of proficiency in which a unit it capable of performing its wartime METL.

Specific training objectives and available resources.

Yes

3 dimensional objects that improve training.

Leader and soldier tasks.

Training devices that replicate all or part of a systems functions.

To avoid turning the discussion into a critique or lecture.

· Who will be trained?

· What are the training objectives?

• · Which training exercises are most suitable to
• accomplish each objective?

· What are the available resources?

• · Which of the training exercises will meet the
• training objectives within the available training resources?

Battalion staff and battalion slice (CS and CSS elements that are task organized)

Military situations on maps and overlays

Conducted for soldier to platoon-level training or when resources are not available for a formal review.

· Conduct-of-fire-trainer

· Flight simulators

· Weaponeer

· Simulations networking

A tool that the TF commander may use to organize his battle tasks

Effective training alternatives when maneuver and gunnery training opportunities are limited.

Informal planning and coordination conducted prior to training execution.

At company level and above

Method used to attain desired levels of proficiency on METL.

· Move

· Shoot

· Communicate

· Sustain

· Secure

Accidents

The environment and stress of battle needed for effective command and battle staff training.

Because they do not determine success or failure.

· Night training

· Adverse weather training

After Action Review. Allows self assessment and development.

Tasks a unit accomplishes at the end of training.

Assessment

Technique used for training smaller units on a series of selected soldier, leader and collective tasks using specific terrain.