Training the Force Flashcards
What Army Field Manual is called “Training The Force”?
FM 7-0
What is meant by performance oriented training?
The soldiers learn best by hands on
What is the Army’s number one priority?
Training
The Army Time Management System is composed of what three phases?
- Green - Training focus primarily on collective tasks with individual and leader tasks integrated during multi-echelon training.
- Amber - Small unit, crew, leader and individual soldier training emphasized.
- Red - Sub-organizations take advantage of all training opportunities to conduct individual, leader, and crew
training.
Training is ______ we do, not ___________ we do.
What, Something
What is training?
Training is the instruction of personnel to increase their capacity to perform specific military functions and associated individual collective tasks.
What is the OPTEMPO of an organization?
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.
What are the types of evaluations and their differences?
- 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.
- 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.
- Internal – are planned, resourced, and conducted by the organization undergoing the evaluation.
- 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.
- Any Combination of the above listed evaluation types.
What does realistic training inspire?
It builds competence and confidence by developing and honing skills, and inspires excellence by fostering initiative, enthusiasm, and eagerness to learn.
To accomplish their training responsibility, list three of the six things that commanders must do.
- Be present at training to maximum extent possible. 2. 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.
An AAR is not called what?
Critique
What is the goal of combat level training?
To achieve combat level standards
What are the three types of training plans?
- Long-range 2. Short-range 3. Near-term
Who is responsible for maintaining all assigned equipment in a high state of readiness in support of training or combat employment?
Soldiers and leaders.
What does evaluation of training measure?
It measures the demonstrated ability of soldiers, commanders, leaders, battle staffs, and units against the Army standard.
What does multiechelon training allow?
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.
What is force integration?
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.
What is battle focus and what does it do?
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.
