1. Unit Training Briefing (Template)
Use this downloadable file to help build your unit TB. Tailor it to your specific unit needs. Modify as required based on the commander’s guidance.

2. Training Environment
Using PMESII-PT, describe in concise detail the training environment that will be used to replicate during training.

3. Higher Headquarters Mission
State the higher HQ’s mission statement as it appears in the higher unit’s UTP OPORD.

4. Higher Commander’s Intent
The commander's intent is a clear, concise statement of the METL proficiency and leader traits/skills that the unit must achieve IOT successfully conduct operations in the anticipated environment (PMESII-PT) that represent the desired end state. It succinctly describes what constitutes the success of the training plan and provides the purpose and conditions that define that desired end state.

5. Higher Commander’s Guidance
The commander's guidance should include at a minimum the key collective tasks he has directed the subordinates to train.

6. Higher Headquarters METL
A recap of the higher HQ’s METL to include the higher commander’s assessment of each of the higher unit’s METs.

7. Unit Mission
The unit’s re-stated mission.

8. Unit Commander’s Intent
The commander's intent is a clear, concise statement of the METL proficiency and leader traits/skills that the unit must achieve IOT successfully conduct operations in the anticipated environment (PMESII-PT) that represent the desired end state. It succinctly describes what constitutes the success of the training plan and provides the purpose and conditions that define that desired end state.

9. (with initial or projected assessment)
Unit METL
(with initial or projected assessment)
Depending on when this brief occurs, it might make more sense to brief a projected assessment based on personnel turnover or other variables with a concise statement of training planned during the last training brief, but not trained – and why.

10. Unit Key Collective Tasks
(with initial or projected assessment)
Specified and implied key collective tasks developed by the commander based on higher headquarters mission, METL products and higher commander’s guidance

11. Concept of the Operations
(training strategy)
Decisive Operations (Collective Training)
Describe the collective training plan that the unit will use to achieve METL proficiency. Refer to Annex C of the OPORD for the training focus for each event.
Shaping Operation #1 (Individual Training)
Normally briefed by the CSM/1SG and not confined to individual Soldier tasks only. Should include school status, warrior leader course status and the CSM/1SG’s overall assessment of Soldier training.
Shaping Operation #2 (Leader Development)
Normally briefed by both the commander and CSM/1SG and outlines how the UTP incorporates leader development tasks and events for officers and NCOs – to include the assessment plan.

12. Key Training
Highlight the major training events from the UTP. This does not have to be an exhaustive listing of every event, but should incorporate the major collective training events that shape METL proficiency through to the training end state. This can be combined with the Time Management System displayed on the next slide or presented independently.

13. Time Management System
Discuss the unit’s time management system. Whether it’s a simple Green-Amber-Red system, the commander discusses how it overlays on the unit training calendar and how the unit plans to manage installation-level commitments as it trains to mission proficiency.

14. Tasks to Subordinate Units
Highlight key tasks for each subordinate unit to train that supports the unit’s mission.

15. Assessment Plan
How the commander plans to assess mission proficiency and where/when he may need external support.

16. Key Resources Required
A listing of those key, or scarce resources that are not readily, or easily obtained that are necessary for the successful execution of the training plan. This does not include resources normally available locally unless they are difficult to schedule, or obtain. These have been initially discussed with the higher commander during the Commanders’ Dialogue. Following this discussion, the higher commander will commit to obtain these resources (or not).

17. Training Risk
The concept of training risk is different for BDE and above than it is for the BN and CO levels. BDE's identify and discuss which HQ DA standardized METL task(s), Task Groups, or Supporting Collective Tasks they have chosen not to train. The tasks they will not train mean the BDE commander is assuming a degree of training risk, since the unit will not be able to perform those tasks to proficiency. In this case, the unit and higher commanders must mutually agree with the list of tasks the unit will and will not train, thereby underwriting (or not) that training risk of the tasks not trained.
Training risk at the BN and CO level is one of time available to train all selected key collective tasks. Based on the UTP, the unit will only train those tasks the commander has identified as necessary to train to meet the higher commander’s guidance – so there is no risk by not training some tasks. If a commander determines that he does not have sufficient time to train his all the key collective tasks to proficiency - this is a risk he must identify and discuss with his higher commander. The initial discussion of risk occurs during the Commanders’ Dialogue, but it is addressed again during the TB. At this time, the commander should discuss how he/she intends to mitigate the training risk of time.

18. Training Challenges
This is an opportunity for the commander to highlight any additional challenges the unit may have with executing its long-rang plan that have not already been discussed.

19. Closing Comments
This is an opportunity for the unit commander to raise any issues relating to the long-range plan, or make any closing comments relative to executing the plan. This can also be used to re-state guidance he has received during the brief by the higher commander.