1. Training Management Directorate (TMD)
Training Units and
Developing Leaders
ADP and ADRP 7-0
Doctrine Update
This brief provides an in-depth look at the Army’s new unit training doctrine, ADP and ADRP 7-0, Training Units and Developing Leaders.
Training Management Directorate (TMD)
Fort Leavenworth, Kansas

2. Purpose
To discuss the new ADP 7-0/ADRP 7-0 and in particular – what’s changed from the previous version of FM 7-0.
The purpose of this brief is provide you the changes between the 2011 version of FM 7-0 and the Army’s new training management doctrine found in ADP and ADRP 7-0.

3. Army Training Doctrine: Past & Future
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The Army’s training doctrine has a long, continuous legacy dating back to the American Revolution.
Still delivered in a book form, the explanation of the processes discussed in today’s training doctrine is much expanded with the features and capabilities of the Army Training Network, ATN.

4. What Are They?
Together, ADP 7-0 and ADRP 7-0 are the Army’s training doctrine.
Based on the Doctrine 2015 construct of manuals
ADP 7-0 provides a brief, over-arching view of what Army training is
ADRP 7-0 provides a more in depth discussion of the ideas and concepts behind unit training and leader development
Unit Training Management (UTM) on ATN describes the details of Army training concepts
Recent training doctrine has been found in FM 7-0.
The last version of this was FM 7-0, dated 2011, entitled Training Units and Developing Leaders for Full Spectrum Operations.
ADP 7-0 actually replaces the FM as the Army’s keystone manual. That combined with ADRP 7-0, both manuals become the Army’s training doctrine.
Of particular note is the expansion of those ideas and how-to on the Army Training Network (ATN).
The general concepts and processes remain enduring and foundational in the doctrine, while the evolution of new ideas based on that doctrine remain adaptable and flexible within the Unit Training Management (UTM) feature on ATN.

5. Army Doctrine Publication 7-0
Central Idea: Establishes the role of training and leader development, including Army civilian leader development
Key Points:
Supersedes FM 7-0 Training Units and Developing Leaders for Full Spectrum Operations (2011)
Establishes the Army’s overarching doctrine guidance for training all Army forces, and developing leaders to conduct unified land operations
How conducting effective training in units and leader development must be top priorities of senior leaders during ARFORGEN and during deployments
Applies to all leaders at all organizational levels (officers, warrant officers, noncommissioned officers, and those Army civilians in leadership positions)
These are the main ideas of the ADP.
The ADP actually supersedes the FM as the Army’s ‘keystone’ training doctrine. It is approved and released by the CSA.
The ADP provides an overarching view of ‘what’ Army training and leader development is.
Just as in the old FM 7-0 series, the training doctrine of the ADP applies to all organizations within the Army.

6. Army Doctrine Reference Publication 7-0
Central Idea: Augments and expands on fundamental concepts of Army training and leader development discussed in ADP 7-0.
Key Points:
Discusses the Army’s fundamental role of training units and developing leaders
Re-establishes the Army’s Principles of Training and Principles of Leader Development
Establishes Unit Training Management (UTM) as the framework of how units plan-prepare-execute and assess training
METL at Bn and Co level is now based on the units as-designed capabilities and nests with the higher unit METL
Formalizes the links between the doctrine and the ‘how-to’ (UTM on the Army Training Network (ATN))
ADRP 7-0 continues the discussion of the main points that ADP 7-0 introduces.
ADRP 7-0 re-introduces the Principles of Unit Training and Leader Development.
Unit Training Management (UTM) is introduced in chapter three and provides the framework of the processes of how units plan and execute training.
Another primary change is the concept of a unit’s METL. Before, the METL at battalion and company level reflected the few, focused tasks a unit would train. Under ADRP 7-0, the unit METL for battalion and company level is now reflective of the design capabilities of tasks that particular unit was made to perform – similar to the HQ DA Standardized METL for brigade and higher units. The unit will still need to determine the few key collective tasks to train based on the unit’s mission, METL, and higher commander guidance.
ADRP 7-0 formalizes the relationship between the doctrine and the ‘how-to’ found on the Army Training Network (ATN).

7. On the Army Training Network (ATN)
Relationships:
Overview
Concepts
How-To
Doctrine
On the Army Training Network (ATN)
It’s important to understand the relationship between the ADP, ADRP and UTM on ATN.
Bothe the ADP and ADRP represent the doctrinal foundations of ‘what’ Army training and leader development is.
UTM on ATN represents the ‘how-to’ details of those processes.
UTM is written by the same authors of the ADP and ADRP.
In the past few years, the Army has developed several key, web-based tools that are now integral to the training management processes – like the Digital Training Management Processes (DTMS), the Combined Arms Training Strategies (CATS) and the HQ DA Standardized METLs. To ensure that these web-based tools are current and accurately representative of the doctrine – they are updated and improved continuously. That’s why UTM is not doctrine – to remain flexible and adaptable with the tools, but fully representative of the doctrine.
To understand Army training management today – read all three

8. On the Army Training Network (ATN)
Unit Training Management (UTM)
Not ‘doctrine’, but the dynamic ‘how-to’ of the doctrine
Same authors as ADP/ADRP/ATN
Picks-up where the ADRP leaves off (how-to details)
Contents (5 x modules):
1 - Training Units & Developing Leaders
2 - PLAN
3 - PREPARE
4 - EXECUTE
5 - ASSESS
Available on ATN in ‘viewer’ format and also as a downloadable, printable manual and as ready-to-use classroom ppts
On the Army Training Network (ATN)
Again – here’s a re-cap of what UTM delivers.
Not doctrine, but the dynamic, adaptable expansion of the doctrine – tied to the web-based tools (ATN/DTMS/CATS/etc).
Picks up right where the ADRP leaves off – with expanded content and detail.
UTM has 5 modules and based on the operations model of PLAN-PREPARE-EXECUTE and ASSESS.
The primary delivery on ATN is through a ‘viewer’ that can be used to view and search the content.
In addition to the viewer, each module can be downloaded and used for professional development classes and instruction. It can also be downloaded as a complete book – for easy desk-side reference.

9. What’s Changed?
The Army’s Operations Process is how units plan, prepare, execute and assess unit training
MDMP and TLP replace the legacy construct of long-range, short-range and near-term planning
The Unit Training Plan (UTP) is a unit’s over-arching plan to train to mission proficiency
OPORDs/FRAGOS/WARNOs is how the UTP and changes to the UTP are communicated (not via memorandums)
At Battalion & Company, METL is now based on the unit’s as-design capabilities, and nests with the higher unit’s METL
Here are some key ideas and concepts that are different between FM 7-0 and ADP/ADRP 7-0:
Legacy training doctrine (FM 7-0) was based on a series of processes that paralleled, but not representative of how units planned executed operations. In support of the unit training principle ‘Train as You Will Fight’, it made sense to migrate those processes and ideas back into the same processes that the Army uses to operate, mainly the military decisionmaking process (MDMP) and troop leading procedures (TLP). By incorporating these processes into how units plan and execute training, junior leaders will find the transition between a training environment and operations environment more seamless, rather than learn a legacy process that did not mirror how units plan and fight when deployed.
An example of this idea is the use of operations orders vice garrison style memorandums.
As discussed earlier, at battalion and company, units still nest their METLS with that of the higher unit, now the METL represents the by-design capabilities of the unit.

10. What’s Changed?
When given a training mission from higher HQ, the unit determines the few key collective tasks needed to train to mission success (METL is a reference source to help determine the key collective tasks to train)
Leader development is integral to unit training and is planned, prepared, executed and assessed as the unit trains
UTM in the ADP and ADRP 7-0 link directly into supporting details (how-to) on the Army Training Network (ATN). UTM on the Army Training Network (ATN) replaced the legacy FM 7-1 (Battle Focused Training) several years ago.
With that idea of the METL we just discussed, the unit METL becomes a reference source to help the commander determine the key collective tasks to train given a mission and guidance from the higher commander.
Leader development is integral to a unit’s training. It must be planned and incorporated into the planning, execution and assessment of the unit’s training.
And UTM is where Soldiers, leaders and Army civilians get the ‘how-to’ of the doctrine. UTM is linked to essential tutorials, examples and media that support the ideas discussed in both the ADP and ADRP.

11. The Operations Process
ADP/ADRP 7-0 moves us closer to the idea that planning and executing training is not fundamentally different than planning and conducting operations
MDMP or TLP is how we plan ops – why not instill the concepts of the operations process in junior leaders as they train?
Helps make the transition to operations for units and leaders more seamless
Let’s recap why the operations process in planning and executing unit training makes sense.
Planning and executing unit training is not fundamentally different than planning an operation. There are some nuances, like the lead time needed to order and push essential resources before each training event, but in the end, the same processes (MDMP and TLP) support both unit training and unit operations. More importantly – it’s how we fight.
The current generation of leaders is well versed in the operations process fighting continuously for over ten years. Why learn a second, parallel system for planning and executing unit training?
Once learned as the unit trains, leaders can more seamlesly transition directly into an operational environment, already understanding both MDMP and TLP.

12. Plan Training
No more long-range, short-range planning (near term planning rescinded in FM 7-0 (2011))
Unit Training Plan (UTP) is the single, overarching plan a unit executes
Training events within the UTP progressively take the unit to training proficiency (crawl-walk-run)
MDMP/TLP are how units plan training
The legacy constructs of long-range, short-range and near-term planning are gone, replaced by an over-arching unit plan that takes the unit from its current training readiness state – to the commander’s visualized end state for training. Much the same as planning a campaign, or major operation. This is called the Unit Training Plan (UTP).
The UTP consists of multiple training events, executed in a crawl-walk-run methodology that takes the unit to training proficiency.

13. Mission Essential Task List (METL)
METL is HQ DA standardized at Bde and higher (no change)
METL at Bn/Co now represents the units as-designed capabilities and nests with the higher unit METL
At Bn/Co, a MET can be:
- UJTL task
- AUTL task
- Higher unit Task Group
- CATS task selection
- Major collective task
At all levels, the commander determines the few, key collective tasks to train based on:
- Unit mission; Unit METL; Higher commander’s guidance
There is no change to the brigade and higher HQ DA standardized METL
As discussed earlier at battalion and company level, the METL is representative of the units as-designed capabilities.
A MET at this level, at MET can be any of these three things: UJTL task; AUTL task; higher unit Task Group; a CATS Selection, or a major collective task.
Once the commander receives a training mission from the higher commander, the unit conducts a mission analysis to determine the key collective tasks the unit must train to be mission proficient.

14. After-Action Review (AAR)
FM 7-0 (2011): A guided analysis of an organization's performance, normally conducted after a training event or an operation, with the objective of improving future performance. It includes a facilitator, event participants, and other observers.
ADRP 7-0 (2012): A guided analysis of an organization’s performance, conducted at appropriate times during and at the conclusion of a training event or operation with the objective of improving future performance. It includes a facilitator, event participants, and other observers.
The definition of an AAR has been updated.
The previous definition indicated that an AAR was only appropriate at the conclusion of a training event.
The reality is that units conduct informal AARs during a training event to ensure that performance is as close to the Army standard before the event concludes.
There are times that informal, interim AARs are appropriate to correct performance issues before continuing the event, rather than wait until it is complete to conduct the AAR.

15. Communicating Commander’s
Training Guidance
Memorandums and letter formats out
OPORDS/WARNOS/FRAGOS in
Disseminated using DTMS
Communications is via operations order formats, rather than garrison style memorandus.
These are primarily distributed via DTMS.

16. Principles of Training
No change to the FM 7-0 (2011) version
Provide a cornerstone for what Army training is
Commanders and other leaders are responsible for training.
Noncommissioned officers train individuals, crews, and small teams.
Train to standard.
Train as you will fight.
Train while operating.
Train fundamentals first.
Train to develop adaptability.
Understand the operational environment.
Train to sustain.
Train to maintain.
Conduct multiechelon and concurrent training.
There have been no significant changes to the Principles of Training.

17. Principles of Leader Development
No change from the FM 7-0 (2011) version
Provides a cornerstone for how leaders are developed as units train
Lead by example.
Take responsibility for developing subordinate leaders.
Create a learning environment for subordinate leaders.
Train leaders in the art and science of mission command.
Train to develop adaptive leaders.
Train leaders to think critically and creatively.
Train your leaders to know their subordinates and their families.
There have been no significant changes to the Principles of Leader Development.

18. Where Can I Access These Resources?
What You’ll Find:
Doctrine, how-to, resources (
ADP, & ADRP (
No authoritative doctrine
Getting to the ADP/ADRP:
Army Training Network (ATN)
Army Publishing Directorate (APD)
Caution: many Soldiers and DA civilians use Google, but there is no guarantee they will get the right doctrinal resource.
Note: Both ADP and ADRP are distributed to all units in hard copy

19. Questions?
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20. Training Management Directorate (TMD)
Training Units and
Developing Leaders
ADP and ADRP 7-0
Doctrine Update
This brief provides an in-depth look at the Army’s new unit training doctrine, ADP and ADRP 7-0, Training Units and Developing Leaders.
Training Management Directorate (TMD)
Fort Leavenworth, Kansas