Unit Training Management U.S. ARMY SOLDIER SUPPORT INSTITUTE NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER ACADEMY 1

Learning Objective Action: Unit Training Management (UTM) Conditions: Mid-grade FM Leaders in a classroom environment working individually and as a member of a small group, using doctrinal and administrative publications, web-based training, tutorials, personal experience, handouts, and discussion. Standard: Application includes: 1. The operations process in training management. 2. Unit leaders’ training responsibilities. 3. Training enablers including Army Training Network (ATN), Digital Training Management System (DTMS) and Combined Arms Training Strategy (CATS). Instructional Guidance: Throughout this lesson, solicit from students the challenges they experienced in the operational environment (OE) and what they did to resolve them. Encourage students to apply at least one of the critical variables: Political, Military, Economic, Social, Information, Infrastructure, Physical Environment and Time (PMESII-PT).   Conditions: with an awareness of the Operational Environment (OE) variables and actors. Safety Requirements: In a training environment, leaders must perform a risk assessment in accordance with DA PAM 385-30, Risk Management. Leaders will complete a DD Form 2977 RISK MANAGEMENT WORKSHEET during the planning and completion of each task and sub-task by assessing mission, enemy, terrain and weather, troops and support available-time available and civil considerations, (METT-TC). Local policies and procedures must be followed during times of increased heat category in order to avoid heat related injury. Consider the work/rest cycles and water replacement guidelines IAW TRADOC Regulation 350-29. The nine 21st Century Soldier Competencies outlined in Appendix C of TRADOC Pamphlet 525-8-2 (The U.S. Army Learning Concept for 2015) are general areas of competence or attributes required by Soldiers and leaders to prevail in complex, uncertain environments. Together, they provide a foundation for operational adaptability. General Learning Outcomes for 21st-Century Soldier Competencies are general statements of the essential know ledge, skills, and attributes resulting from training, education and experience at each Level of Learning along a Career Continuum of Learning. The Lesson Outcomes for this lesson specify what students should know, be able to do or be able to demonstrate when they have completed this lesson and focus on technically capable. 2

What do we need to do? Identify everything you can think of that the Army needs to train. (i.e., AR 350-1 tasks, weapons training, mobilization training, individual training, collective training, etc.) INSTRUCTIONS Work in groups of four. Put your list on the whiteboard or butcher block paper. Take 5 - 10 minutes. Compare lists. C.E. Break the students into four groups of 4 and have them list EVERYTHING they can think of that the Army says you must train on. Take 5 or 10 minutes. It doesn’t matter what type of unit, just company level stuff. List AR 350-1 training, Physical Fitness training, New Equipment Training, mobilization training, language and theater specific, routine, rail loading, etc. Have them examine and compare the lists to see the huge amount of training that must be accomplished every year. Emphasize what seems to be an overwhelming list of things to train on to be ready for FSO. It doesn’t matter what type of unit (TOE vs. TDA) – identify company-level training. 3

How are we ever going to do this? How are units able to fit everything into a training schedule? How do we maintain balance between readiness and Soldier time? How do leaders decide what takes priority in the amount of training that needs to be accomplished to reach a readiness state? Publish and Process: Lead the class through a discussion of the questions. Some students may have the perspective that someone always tells them what has to be done and they do it. Lead into the fact that now they may have to be the someone that tells others what to train on. 4

DTMS Overview http://youtu.be/r1Ylg1Hd4aI 5

Combined Arms Training Strategies (CATS) Provides task-based event driven training strategies, designed to assist in planning, and executing training events that enable the unit to build and sustain Soldier, leader, and unit proficiency in mission essential tasks. The CATS provide training events, frequency, and duration that a commander uses in developing unit training guidance, strategy, and calendars. In addition to CATS, this site offers links to task selections, their supporting collective tasks, and their supporting individual tasks https://atn.army.mil/dsp_CATSviewer01.aspx 6

Manage Training Events METL Development Long-Range Planning Short-Range Planning Approved Training Calendar Higher Unit Mission Higher CDR’s Guidance Higher Unit METL Event: Class Event: CPX Event: MRE/MRX Manage Training Events Training Meetings Assess Event: FTX Event: STAFFEX Training Brief Commander’s Analysis What tasks do I train? What’s the training end state? What events do I plan? How do I sequence events? Have I planned for leader development? Have I left enough ‘white space’ for subordinates? Do I have the resources I need? Current METL Assessment What collective tasks support the higher unit? Feedback from subordinates How much time is available? Risks not training all tasks? Leader development planned? Resources needed? Operational environment? Have I met higher CDR’s intent? Proposed unit METL The Process: Mission Analysis What tasks does the higher cdr want the unit to do? Analyze the training readiness of the unit & ID resources needed to train Determine the few collective tasks the unit trains Dialogue with the higher cdr and propose the collective tasks the unit will train to meet the mission The Process: COA Analysis Determine the training events that support the training Develop a plan that takes the unit to the end state Brief the higher cdr how the plan will unfold (training brief) Higher cdr approves/modifies plan The Process: Train Execute the plan via training events NCOs train Soldiers, crews & small teams Execute leader development plans Leaders ensure training is done to standard The unit commander is present Determine & Sequence Training Events Determine Key Collective Tasks METL Proficiency Commanders’ Dialog Approved METL 7

Unit Training Management Web-Based Training Introduction to UTM Module 1 – Training Responsibilities: Primary roles and responsibilities of the units leadership in training and how they work together to plan, prepare, execute and assess unit training performance. Module 2 – Plan: How units develop overarching training plans over a planning horizon. It specifically discusses using the operations process to plan unit training including the MDMP or TLP to develop the Unit Training Plan. Module 3 – Prepare: Includes the development of training objectives, planning and coordinating resources, leader development planning, certifying leaders, OC and other trainers, conducting rehearsals, planning AARs, etc. Module 4 – Execute: Weekly training meetings are conducted to ensure the unit successfully navigates toward training proficiency in the key collective tasks to train. Module 5 – Assess: Units and leaders are assessed to ensure the unit can perform it’s assigned mission. Each collective tasks is evaluated and assessed using Training and Evaluation Outlines (T&EOs), which provide Task, Conditions and the Standards for task performance. INSTRUCTIONS Logon to the ATN. Complete UTM Introduction and all 5 modules. https://atn.army.mil 8