Training the Force

Question 1

What Army Field Manual is called “Training The Force”?

Answer 1

FM 7-0

Question 2

What is meant by performance oriented training?

Answer 2

The soldiers learn best by hands on

Question 3

What is the Army’s number one priority?

Answer 3

Training

Question 4

The Army Time Management System is composed of what three phases?

Answer 4

1. Green - Training focus primarily on collective tasks with individual and leader tasks integrated during multi-echelon training.
2. Amber - Small unit, crew, leader and individual soldier training emphasized.
3. Red - Sub-organizations take advantage of all training opportunities to conduct individual, leader, and crew tr

Question 5

Training is ______ we do, not ___________ we do.

Answer 5

What, Something

Question 6

What is training?

Answer 6

Training is the instruction of personnel to increase their capacity to perform specific military functions and associated individual collective tasks.

Question 7

What is the OPTEMPO of an organization?

Answer 7

The annual operating miles or hours for the major equipment system in a battalion-level or equivalent organization. Commanders use OPTEMPO to forecast and allocate funds for fuel and repair parts for training events and programs.

Question 8

What are the types of evaluations and their differences?

Answer 8

1. Informal – when a leader conducts training with his unit or when a leader visits ongoing training. This type provides real time feedback on the training environment and the proficiency resulting from training.
2. Formal – are resourced with dedicated evaluators and are generally scheduled in the long-range or short-range training plans. To the maximum extent, headquarters two echelons higher conduct formal external evaluations.
3. Internal – are planned, resourced, and conducted by the organization undergoing the evaluation.
4. External – are planned, resourced , and conducted by a headquarters at an echelon higher in the chain of command than the organization undergoing the evaluation or a headquarters outside the chain of command.
5. Any Combination of the above listed evaluation types.

Question 9

What does realistic training inspire?

Answer 9

It builds competence and confidence by developing and honing skills, and inspires excellence by fostering initiative, enthusiasm, and eagerness to learn.

Question 10

To accomplish their training responsibility, list three of the six things that commanders must do.

Answer 10

Be present at training to maximum extent possible.
Base training on mission requirements.
Train to applicable army standards.
Assess current levels of efficiency.
Provide the required resources.
Develop and execute training plans that result in proficient individuals, leaders and units.

Question 11

An AAR is not called what?

Answer 11

Critique

Question 12

What is the goal of combat level training?

Answer 12

To achieve combat level standards

Question 13

What are the three types of training plans?

Answer 13

Long-range
Short-range
Near-term

Question 14

Who is responsible for maintaining all assigned equipment in a high state of readiness in support of training or combat employment?

Answer 14

Soldiers and leaders.

Question 15

What does evaluation of training measure?

Answer 15

It measures the demonstrated ability of soldiers, commanders, leaders, battle staffs, and units against the Army standard.

Question 16

What does multiechelon training allow?

Answer 16

It allows simultaneous training and evaluation on any combination of individual and collective tasks at more than one echelon. It is the most efficient and effective way to train and sustain proficiency on mission essential tasks within limited periods of trainng time.

Question 17

What is force integration?

Answer 17

It is the process of incorporating new doctrine, equipment, and force structure into an organization while simultaneously sustaining the highest possible levels of combat readiness.

Question 18

What is battle focus and what does it do?

Answer 18

Battle focus is a concept used to derive peacetime training requirements assigned and anticipated missions. Battle focus guides the planning, preparation, execution and assessment of each organization’s training program to ensure its members train as they are going to fight.

Question 19

What does realistic training require?

Answer 19

It requires organizations to train the way they will fight or support within all dimensions of the battlefield/space.

Question 20

What does AAR stand for and what does it provide?

Answer 20

After Action Review. An AAR provides feedback to units by involving participants
in the training diagnostic process in order to increase and reinforce learning. The
AAR leader guides participants in identifying deficiencies and seeking solutions.

Question 21

What does the term METL stand for?

Answer 21

Mission Essential Task List

Question 22

What are the codes used to rate task proficiency?

Answer 22

"T" = trained
"P"  = needs practice
"U" = untrained

Question 23

What are the five primary inputs to METL development?

Answer 23

1. Wartime operational plans.
2. Enduring combat capabilities.
3. Operational environment.
4. Directed missions.
5. External guidance.

Question 24

Who stated, “The best form of welfare for the troops is first class training, for this saves unnecessary casualties”?

Answer 24

Field Marshal Erwin Rommel

Question 25

What does MILES stand for?

Answer 25

Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System

Question 26

In regards to preparation for training, what do pre-execution checks cover?

Answer 26

Pre-execution checks are preliminary actions commanders and trainers use to identify responsibility for selecting tasks to be trained, planning the conduct of the training, training the trainers, reconnaissance of the training site, issuing the training execution plan, and conducting rehearsals along other training support tasks.

Question 27

List three of the seven things that training plans will do, if they are properly developed.

Answer 27

Maintain a consistent battle focus.
Be coordinated with habitually task organized supporting organizations.
Focus on the correct time horizon.
Be concerned with future proficiency.
Incorporate risk management into all training plans.
Establish organizational stability.
Make the mostefficient use of resources.

Question 28

What are the four parts that the AAR consists of?

Answer 28

1. Review what was supposed to happen. (Training Plans)
2. Establish what happened.
3. Determine what was right or wrong with what happened.
4. Determine how the task should be done differently the next time.

Question 29

Evaluation can be done in what ways.?

Answer 29

1. Informal
2. Formal
3. Internal
4. External
5. A Combination of the above

Question 30

What ten objectives have to be accomplished by senior leaders to help ensure effective training?

Answer 30

1. Develop and communicate a clear vision
2. Train one echelon below and evaluate two echelons below
3. Require subordinates to understand and perform their roles in training
4. Train all elements to be proficient on their mission essential tasks
5. Develop subordinates
6. Involve themselves personally in planning, preparing, executing, and assessing training
7. Demand training standards are achieved
8. Ensure proper task and event discipline
9. Foster a command climate that is conducive to good training
10. Eliminate training distractions

Question 31

What does well-structured training contain?

Answer 31

It contains a mixture of initial and sustainment training.

Question 32

True or false. Safe training is the predictable result of performing to established tactical and technical standards.

Answer 32

True

Question 33

What is the key requirement for division and brigade commanders in regards to training resources?

Answer 33

The key requirement is to coordinate short-range training plans with the various resource processes that support training.

Question 34

What is ITEP?

Answer 34

Individual Training Evaluation Program

Question 35

____________ is the range of proficiency within which a unit is capable of executing its wartime METL tasks.

Answer 35

Band of Excellence

Question 36

Are senior leaders supposed to make on the spot corrections, underwrite honest mistakes, and demand aggressive action to correct training deficiencies?

Answer 36

Yes

Question 37

What are the principal source documents for training and evaluation outlines (T&EOs)?

Answer 37

1. MTP
2. Soldier Manuals
3. Soldier Training Publications
4. DA Pamphlet 350-38 (Standards in Weapons Training)
5. Deployment or Mobilizations Plans
6. Along with various Army, MACOM and Local Regulations.

Question 38

List four (4) of the many sources of training feedback available to senior leaders.

Answer 38

1. Personal observations of training.
2. Assessment and feedback from higher headquarters.
3. Staff visit reports.
4. Unit status reports
5. Training Briefings.
6. Local ARTEP evaluations and CTC take-home packages.
7. AARs from FTX, gunnery periods, or other major training exercises.
8. CTT results.
9. APFT scores
10. IG general and special inspections.

Question 39

What are the three core domains that shape the critical learning experiences throughout a soldier’s and leader’s career?

Answer 39

The Operational, Institutional and Self-Developmental Domains.

Question 40

Describe the Operational Domain.

Answer 40

It includes home-station training, combat training center rotations, joint training exercies, and deployments that satisfy national objectives.

Question 41

Describe the Institutional Domain.

Answer 41

It focuses on educating and training soldiers and leaders on the key knowledge, skills and attributes required to operate in any environment.

Question 42

Describe the Self-developmental Domain.

Answer 42

They are structured and informal and focus on taking those actions necessary to reduce or eliminate the gap between operational and institutional experiences.

Question 43

What is the one purpose of Army Training?

Answer 43

To produce competent, confident, and adaptive soldiers, leaders and units, trained and ready to fight and win our nation’s battles. Training is the Army’s number one priority. Training is WHAT we do, not SOMETHING we do.

Question 44

What is the definition of METL?

Answer 44

A compilation of collective mission essential tasks an organization must perform successfully to accomplish its wartime mission(s).

Question 45

Why do commanders use a mix of Live, Virtual and Constructive (L-V-C) training?

Answer 45

To achieve and sustain unit proficiency on selected METL tasks and supporting unit and staff battle tasks within the band of excellence.

Question 46

What is the foundation of the training process?

Answer 46

The training management cycle.