Training Management

Question 1

Define the Army Principles of Training

Answer 1

Commanders are responsible for training

NCOs train individuals, crews, and small teams

Train as a combined arms and joint teams

Train for Combat Proficiency
Realistic Conditions
Performance-Oriented

Train to standard using appropriate doctrine

Train to adapt

Train to maintain and sustain

Train using multiechelon techniques

Train to sustain proficiency

Train and develop leaders

Question 2

What are the three main phases of Army training

Answer 2

Plan

Execute

Assess

Question 3

Define Plan

Answer 3

Long Range

Short Range

Near Term

Question 4

Define Assess

Answer 4

Evaluate Training

Conduct Organization Assessment

Question 5

What does METL Stand For

Answer 5

Mission

Essential

Task

List

A mission essential task is a collective task an organization has to be proficient at in order to accomplish its wartime operational mission.

Question 6

Why METL

Answer 6

Units can’t sustain/achieve proficiency on every training task, so Commanders find the essential tasks to completing the unit’s wartime mission

Battle focused METL provides the foundation for unit training programs

Question 7

What are the METL Fundamentals

Answer 7

Derived from wartime missions and external directives

Supports higher HQs METL

Is NOT prioritized

Not limited by time or resources

Question 8

Who develops a METL

Answer 8

All units company level and above

Question 9

After METL Development what should a Commander do

Answer 9

Conduct a Training Assessment

Begins the Training Planning Process

Assess Unit’s ability to execute mission essential tasks based on
Personal Observations
Training evaluation observations
Input from subordinates

Question 10

What does a Commander do after conducting a Training Assessment

Answer 10

Develop a Training Strategy

Defines the End (tasks to be trained)
Outlines the Ways (training objectives)
Allocates the Means (resources)

Question 11

What are the types of Strategies to consider

Answer 11

Live

Virtual

Constructive

TEWT (Tactical Exercise without Troops)
FTX (Field Training Exercise)
STX (Situational Training Exercise)
LFX (Live Fire Exercise)

Question 12

What are the 8 Steps to a Training Model

Answer 12

1 Plan the Training

2 Train/Certify

3 Recon the site

4 Issue the plan

5 Rehearse

6 Execute

7 Conduct AAR

8 Retrain

Question 13

What’s the objective of training

Answer 13

Develop confident leaders

Develop soldier confidence in leaders/leadership

Ensure good training

Question 14

Define Efficient Training

Answer 14

Ensures training resources are properly used
Time
Training Aids
Right Mix (L-V-C)

Question 15

Define Effective Training

Answer 15

Ensures training builds proficiency, teamwork, confidence, and cohesiveness
Competitive
Train to Standard (Army Standard)

Question 16

What are the 4 parts of an AAR

Answer 16

Review what was supposed to happen (training plans)

Establish what happened

Determine what was right or wrong with what happened

Determine how the task should be done differently the next time

Question 17

Define Risk Management

Answer 17

Risk management is the process of identifying, assessing, and controlling risks arising from operational factors and making decisions that balance risk costs with mission benefits

Question 18

What are the 5 steps to risk management

Answer 18

Step 1. Identify hazards.
Step 2. Assess hazards to determine risks.
Step 3. Develop controls and make risk decisions.
Step 4. Implement controls.
Step 5. Supervise and evaluate.

Question 19

Define identify hazards

Answer 19

Consider all aspects of current and future situations, environment, and known historical problem areas. Use the factors of METT-T (Mission, Enemy, Terrain and Weather, Troops, and Time).

Question 20

Define Assess Hazards

Answer 20

Assess the hazards to determine their level of risk on the mission or task. Determine the initial overall level of risk.

THIS STEP IS CONDUCTED IN THREE SUBSTEPS
SUBSTEP A – DEGREE OF PROBABILITY
SUBSTEP B - DEGREE OF SEVERITY
SUBSTEP C - ESTIMATE LEVEL OF RISK

Question 21

Define Degree of Severity

Answer 21

The degree of injury or illness, loss of or damage to
equipment or property, environmental damage, or other mission
impairing factors. There are four degrees of severity.

Catastrophic (I) - Loss of ability to accomplish the mission or mission failure

Critical (II) - Significantly (severely) degraded mission capability or unit readiness

Marginal (III) - Degraded mission capability or unit readiness

Negligible (IV) - Little or no adverse impact on mission capability

Question 22

Define Estimate Level of Risk

Answer 22

Estimating risk follows from examining the
outcomes of both the probability and severity of hazardous incidents. There are four levels of risk.

Extremely High Risk (E) - Loss of ability to accomplish the mission if hazard occurs during mission

High (H) - Significant degradation of mission capabilities in terms of the required mission standard

Moderate (M) - Expected degraded mission capabilities in terms of the required mission standard

Low (L) - Expected losses have little or no impact on accomplishment of mission