Army Maintenance Program

Question 1

What websites can you use to find unit METL?

Answer 1

Army Training Network (ATN), Central Army Registry (CAR)

Question 2

What do you do once you have the METL

Answer 2

Use long range and short range calendars to backwards plan.

Then plan, prepare, execute, and assess.

Question 3

Imaging you are a PLT SGT. Your long range calendar says you will go to Korea in 12 months. Explain how to prepare, plan, and conduct training to reach the end state.

Answer 3

You would access the company and higher echelons Mission Essential Task via Army Training Network or the Central Army Registry. Take the METL and develop a training plan for the events that will need to be completed to reach fully mission capable. Compare to a short range calendar & make it happen.

Question 4

What does a Soldier use to PCMS a vehicle?

Answer 4

TM -10

Question 5

What does a Mechanic use to PCMS a vehicle?

Answer 5

TM -20 or -30

Question 6

What is a pacing item?

Answer 6

A constructive or destructive thing that makes up combat power.

Tanks are destructive & FLAs are constructive

Question 7

Define Combat Power

Answer 7

Total means of destructive and/or disruptive force which a military unit can apply against an opponent.

Question 8

How to make something a pacing item and why?

Answer 8

The XO signs a memo making something a pacing item. Once that happens the item is combat power and repairs go to the top of the list.

Needs to be repaired due to combat readiness numbers.

Question 9

Do TMs and maintenance belong only in the motor pool?

Answer 9

No. Applies to weapons & other equipment as well.

Question 10

Who schedules unit service schedules?

Answer 10

The XO. It can apply to NODS, X-Ray machine…

Question 11

What is the purpose of Army maintenance operations?

Answer 11

Generate and regenerate combat power

Question 12

Name equipment operators key tasks

Answer 12

Updated license, have the right TM, know how to perform maintenance, understand how to get -20 to fix things

Question 13

What are the necessary tools needed for maintenance?

Answer 13

Basic Issue Item (BII)

Question 14

Who is the maintenance officer?

Answer 14

The chief. He also wrote the maintenance SOP.

Question 15

How to ensure Soldiers get the wheeled driver badge?

Answer 15

1 year of safe driving or an agreed upon amount of miles.

Has to be tracked in GSS Army by mechanics.

Question 16

What are some of the tasks CDRs and leaders should master in order to achieve maintenance management competence?

Answer 16

Train Soldiers to the standards

Update SOPs

Create an incentive program

Question 17

Name some of the first line supervisor key tasks.

Answer 17

Ensure Soldiers participate in maintenance.

Enforce the standard

Enforce safety

Question 18

Sustained Readiness Model

Answer 18

Don’t have 90 day breaks. You are always ready.

Replaced ARFORGEN

Question 19

Why did ARFORGEN get replaced with Sustained Readiness Model?

Answer 19

Because the deployment times changed to 9 months vs over 1 year.

Question 20

The three modules of sustained readiness model.

Answer 20

Prepare - recovering, transitioning, or preparing for a mission.

Ready - ready and available for deployment

Mission - allocates of assigned units executing a joint ordered mission.

Question 21

What kind of exercises leading up to an event?

Answer 21

Individual tasks

Company training

Battalion training

Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise (CALFEX)

BDE

CTC / JRTC

Question 22

How do you assess and judge training proficiency?

Answer 22

AARs and Training & Evaluation outlines (T&EO)

Can find on ATN

The training is either:

T = trained

P = practiced

U = untrained

Question 23

MDMP is used at what level?

Answer 23

Battalion or higher

Question 24

What do units lower than battalion use to plan?

Answer 24

WARNO