Training Management Flashcards
What is training management?
Provides the doctrine-based, how-to details of the US Army’s Training management process. Used by leaders to id training requirements.
What is the Commanders role in planning training?
Understand, visulaize, direct, describe, lead, assess
What is commanders training guidance?
Provides training priorities, and battle focus for subordinate planning. Id training requirements based on the commanders assessments. And includes the training strategy.
What are the training/leadership domains?
Institutional. Operational, Self-developmental
What is the operational training domain?
Training units conduct at home stations, at manuever combat centers, joint exercises, mobilizations centers and operationally deployed
What are the training echelons?
Individual, collective, Multi-echelon training
What is directed training affiliation?
the relationship between the national guard SF and components and their Active Duty counter-parts. Used to maximize year round training by taking advantage of training resources
What is a Mission essential task?
a collective task that a unit trains to be proficient in its designed capabilities or assigned mission
What two inputs are METs created by?
War plans and external directives
What is T&EO?
Training and evaluation outline, a summary document that provides info on collective task training objectives, resource requirements, and evaluation procedures
What are the operational environment classifications?
Situation: static, dynamic, and complex- Threat: single and hybrid
What are the training proficiency ratings?
T:Fully trained, T-:trained, P: Practiced, P-: Marginally practiced, U: untrained
What types of training validation are there?
Internal evaluations and external evaluations
What type of reports are generated from External Evaluations?
Joint Lessons learned, SODARS, SOF Assessments, AARs, Storyboards
What are the three period of training calendars?
Long Range (24mo), Short-term (3mo), Near-Term (6 wk)
ARSOF readiness model (ARM) is what?
a Model that provides a means of prioritizing training time and resources. It attempts to ensure 1:2 dwell ratio
What phases does the ARM consist of?
22.5 mo cycle that consists of three phases: Reset (6m) Trained/ready-collective training (10.5m), Available (6m)
What is a Training Concept?
a document that outlines a training idea/mission and contains all the information necessary to plan and conduct the training/mission.
What are two types of Training Concepts?
CONUS, and OCONUS
What is the difference b/t a JCET and CNT
JCET has the authority to train, and not advise or equip. It falls under title 10, 322.
CNT has the authority to train, and provide limited advising and equipping. it falls under title 10, 333
What is TPFDD?
A method to plan out and execute large scale deployments. The computer-supported database portion of an operation plan; it contains time-phased force data, non-unit-related cargo and personnel data and movement data for the operation pla
What is the primary purpose of a JCET?
To conduct USSOF training
What are the Non Standard Aircraft operations available?
Operational support airlif agency (OSAA): used for larger movements
FEDEX
NSAV- Smaller unit movements
What website is the single point for army training?
Army training network
Who approves ODAs section battle tasks
Company commanders
What graphically depicts a units training plan
Long Range Training Calendar
When does a training concept become a Unit Training Plan?
Once the Higher CDR approves it.
Who will review all training concepts
The JAG
What is a PDSS
a TDY assignment designed to ensure all logistics and administrative requirements are in place for a scheduled event.
What and when are the planning conferences?
Initial 180days out, Mid term 90-120 days out, Final Planning conference 30-45 days
When is the SMB
The Staff mission brief is conducted 90 days out
What are the training management cycle components?
METL development
Planning (long, short, near)
Execution
Assessment
Where can you find the Army’s standardized approach to training management?
FM 7-0, CATS- COMBINED ARMS TRAINING STRATEGY
What is battle focus
A concept which enabled leaders to plan and execute training which produces lethal units for success in battlefield
When is METL developed?
After the BFA
What units have aMETL
Company and above
Examples of collective training
CTCs
CULEX
EXEVAL
detachment training concepts
Principles of training
Train to standard
Train as you fight
Train to sustain
Train to maintain
What is SAAM?
airlift requirements for special pickup or delivery by Air mobility command at points other than established routes, and which require special consideration because of the number of passengers involved, the weight or size of the cargo, the urgency or sensitivity of movement, or other special factors
SAAM Pro’s and Con’s?
Pro’s: accomodates movement of small forces, route flexibility, 10 % price discounts when booked more than 30 days out, user/wing planner continuity, ability to cange cargo requirements w/o notice
Con’s: User does all the planning and coordination, loses 10% discount if made less than 30 days out
TPFDD Pros and Cons?
Pro’s: MACOM does all planning and coordination with host nation AMC, Once submitted Transcom is responsible for all movement
Con’s: No route flexibility, price non negotiable, Must have minimum 100 PAX and 15 short tons
How far out do conduct a PDSS?
90-180 days
How long should PDSS’s be?
3-7 days relatively short
On a PDSS, who/what do you need to engage with at the Embassy and the Host Nation?
Embassy: DATT, Station, PAO, MILGRP, RSO
HRV, TOR/ITOR, Transportation, Customs, Medical
PF commander, Personnel in charge of training site
MOA, Training calendar, logistics, survey of facilities, list of personnel attending training
Explain the OPs Process
Plan- the art and science of understanding the situation, envisioning a desired future, and laying out effective ways of bringing that future about.
Prepare- those activities performed by units and soldiers to improve their abilities to execute an operation
Assess- The continuous determination of the progress toward accomplishing a task, or achieve an objective.
Execute- Putting a plan into action by applying the combat power to accomplish the mission.
Commander- Understanding, visualizing, Describing, Directing, Leading, and Assessing
Explain Battle task development
The detachment commander analyzes the battalion commanders training guidance, approved METLs and assigned missions, and then selects collective tasks critical for the wartime mission.
What role does the country team serve?
Guides the mission throughout the country
Serves as the heart of the embassy operational decision making
What role does the ambassador serve?
Serves as the president’s representative to the host nation for all federal agencies.
Cooperates with the US legislative and judicial branches do the US foreign policy goals are advanced
Takes direct responsibility for the security of the mission
What role does the deputy chief of mission serve?
The chief operating officer of the embassy
Acts as the XO responsible for day to day hahahaha of the mission
Acts as the primary crisis manager before during and after a crisis
What role does the RSO serve?
Principle security attache
Senior law enforcement advisor
In charge of all security for Americans assigned to the embassy
What are the training concept steps?
Determine training desired
Determine if written concept is required
Conduct research
Compete written document
Submit for review
Continue to refine
