COMMANDANT U.S. ARMY INFANTRY SCHOOL State of the Infantry BG Bryan Owens COMMANDANT U.S. ARMY INFANTRY SCHOOL CHIEF OF INFANTRY

Outline Mission Adaptive Learning Environment Career Timelines Mobile Training Teams Infantry Force Concerns Communication/Connection

USAIS Mission The USAIS trains and develops Soldiers and Leaders in Infantry war fighting skills who embody Warrior Ethos in support of our Army at war

Building and Training Warriors Initial Military Training 10 week Basic Combat Training 14 week Infantry One-Station Unit Training (OSUT) 12 week Officer Candidate School 16 week Infantry Basic Officer Leadership Course Leadership Development and Combat Skills Training Train Infantry NCOs, Lieutenants, Captains and Battalion/Brigade Commanders Provide Combat Skills Training in Support of Unit ARFORGEN Requirements Mobile Training Teams that Train Soldiers at Home Station and World-Wide OUTCOME: Agile and Adaptive Combat Ready Soldiers and Leaders

Creating An Adaptive Learning Environment FROM THIS… TO THIS… Implemented combatives throughout the entire 14-week cycle Implemented a new Marksmanship strategy Training culminates in the Combat Field Fire Implemented Physical Readiness Training Soldiers complete the Global Assessment Tool prior to graduating as part of the Comprehensive Soldier Fitness program Hand to Hand Combatives Marksmanship Combat Field Fire Physical Training Physical Readiness Training

Creating An Interactive Learning Environment FROM THIS… TO THIS… Large classrooms POI Driven Power Point Slides Instructor Focused Small Group Outcome based training Virtual, constructive, gaming Student Focused .

Applying The Army Learning Concept Brick and Mortar (Power Point) Maneuver Captains Career Course Principles of Reconnaissance 52 Slides Combatives Combatives Level I handbook (13 pages) One Station Unit Training (OSUT Fundamentals of Basic Rifle Marksmanship ~1.5 to 2 hr powerpoint presentation Live, Virtual, Constructive & Gaming Maneuver Captains Career Course VBS2 scenario created Allows instructor to discuss principles with video reinforcement Combatives Modern Army Combatives Video Provides demonstration with visual and explanation to better prepare prior to execution One Station Unit Training (OSUT Video read-ahead to prepare students Provides demonstrations on key components of BRM

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Applying The Army Learning Concept Brick and Mortar (Power Point) Maneuver Captains Career Course Principles of Reconnaissance 52 Slides Combatives Combatives Level I handbook (13 pages) Infantry Training Brigade Fundamentals of Basic Rifle Marksmanship ~1.5 to 2 hr powerpoint presentation Live, Virtual, Constructive & Gaming Maneuver Captains Career Course VBS2 scenario created Allows instructor to discuss principles with video reinforcement Combatives Modern Army Combatives Video Provides demonstration with visual and explanation to better prepare prior to execution Infantry Training Brigade Video read-ahead to prepare students Provides demonstrations on key components of BRM

Applying The Army Learning Concept Brick and Mortar (Power Point) Maneuver Captains Career Course Principles of Reconnaissance 52 Slides Combatives Combatives Level I handbook (13 pages) Infantry Training Brigade Fundamentals of Basic Rifle Marksmanship ~1.5 to 2 hr powerpoint presentation Live, Virtual, Constructive & Gaming Maneuver Captains Career Course VBS2 scenario created Allows instructor to discuss principles with video reinforcement Combatives Modern Army Combatives Video Provides demonstration with visual and explanation to better prepare prior to execution Infantry Training Brigade Video read-ahead to prepare students Provides demonstrations on key components of BRM

MTT Priority nested with ARFORGEN USAIS Mobile Training Teams BFV MASTER GUNNER (M2A3) LONG RANGE MARKSMAN BFV SYS MASTER GUNNER ASIJ3 SHORT RANGE MARKSMANSHIP (GWOT) COMBATIVES LEVEL 3 SMALL ARMS WEAPONS AND OPTICS (GWOT) COMBATIVES LEVEL 4 JAVELIN TRAIN THE TRAINER (Ph3) INFANTRY MORTAR LEADER HEAVY WEAPONS LEADER JUMPMASTER SNIPER EMPLOYMENT LEADER MECHANIZED LEADER (M2A2/ODS) SBCT TRANSITION MECHANIZED LEADER (M2A3) SBCT MASTER TRAINER PATHFINDER SBCT LEADER RSLC (Availability of courses in Blue reduced due to TNG LD reductions) SMALL UAS (RAVEN) OPERATOR (Courses in Red no longer offered after 1 Aug) SMALL UAS (RAVEN B) MAST TRAINER SNIPER INFANTRYMAN ALC INDIRECT FIRE INFANTRYMAN ALC List of courses currently exported in MTT's in support of ARFORGEN RESET. Those in RED will no longer be offered in FY11 due to TAA 10-15 Course reductions and eliminations.   To date, in FY10, the MCoE has conducted 130 MTT's and trained approximately 2450 Soldiers. MTT Priority nested with ARFORGEN

OUTCOME: Predictable, Sustainable, and aligned with ARFORGEN BASELINE INFANTRY CAREER TIMELINES SSC PCC ~ 16 yrs ~ 22 yrs ILE 12 15 18 25 21 Broadening Assignment KD 12-27 CMD 18-30 JIMM Assignment Unit ARFORGEN 1:2 Dwell Functional Area B O L C ~ 4 yrs ~ 10 yrs KD 12-24 4 5 8 CCC 1 11 22 Basic Branch Competency MCCC ILE SSSC SLC ALC 15 18 25 21 4 8 WLC 1 11 22 Basic Branch Competency SMA Unit ARFORGEN 1:2 Dwell Broadening Assignment OSUT WLC ALC SLC PME is Relevant and Important: Bottom line…send your Leaders to school. By keeping them in your formation, you may hurt their timeline and impact their options. OUTCOME: Predictable, Sustainable, and aligned with ARFORGEN 14 14

Infantry Force Concerns Training management , supply discipline & maintenance management Stress on the Force (Suicide) SSG (E6) Master Gunner, Sniper, Ranger, fill rates are below 50% of authorizations

Ranger Issues Need Ranger qualified NCOs Ability to fill Ranger Coded positions with Ranger qualified NCOs reduced by 50% since 2000 Ability to man RTB is significantly impacted Ranger Slots Available Talking Points SFC Population reduced by 73% SSG Population reduced by 70% SGT Population reduced by 77% We are overbooking the course but enlisted Soldiers are not attending BCT Commanders must be innovative in their approach to scheduling Soldiers around deployments (late deployers, early returns, etc) Training seats are not an issue. HRC has been unable to fill only 53% of its yearly quota and USAEUR (44% fill), USARPAC (39% fill), FORSCOM (43% fill), all have allocated quotas remaining. Matching up seats with individual unit ARFORGEN requirements still remains a significant issue. All Infantry NCOs can attend Ranger School PCS enroute (minus Drill, Recruiting, etc) Need Ranger qualified NCOs 16

Strategic Communications USAIS Website -- First Army installation to adopt DA CORE Format -- 100K + visitors monthly Warfighting Forum -- IBCT forum -- SBCT forum Tip of the Bayonet e-Newsletter -- Nearly 13k subscribers Fort Benning Facebook -- Nearly 30,000 fans since Jun 09 -- 300k views; 13k interactions since Jun 09 Fort Benning Photos --1.8 million photo views from 9 June 09 --28k photos loaded to site Infantry Senior Leader Newsletter --emailed to 35k Infantry leaders --Published every quarter Contact info: Office of the Chief of Infantry 35 Ridgway loop Suite 381 706-545-1115 Email: benn.ocoi.ocoiweb@conus.army.mil OCOI

Leader Development and Combat Skills Training Train Infantry NCOs, Lieutenants, Captains and Battalion/Brigade Commanders Branch Fundamentals Combined Arms Maneuver Provide Combat Skills Training in Support of Unit ARFORGEN Requirements Foundation of Warrior Ethos & Army Values Mobile Training Teams that Train Soldiers at Home Station and World-Wide OUTCOME: Agile and Adaptable Leaders of Combined Arms Formations