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TRAINING MEETING* C. AGENDA (continued): TIME
TRAINING MEETING 3. Platoons hold training meetings to provide
1. Roll call. 5 min
b. Provide guidance and focus.
TASK: To prepare your soldiers for success with the bottom-up feedback at the company training meeting. c. Review resources (transportation, ammunition,
chow, communications, medics, and so on). c. Receive input from subordinates.
best training possible. 4. Company commander conducts a training 2. Commander's opening remarks
DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTION: Approved for public Develop plans to improve training proficiency.
meeting. (set the stage for the meeting). d. Minimize changes and training distractions.
release; distribution is unlimited. CONDITIONS: Given a suitable environment for d. Discuss calendars in general.
meetings with the following references and materials: 5. Battalion commander conducts a training e. Apply new guidelines from higher echelon and
DISTRIBUTION: US Army Training Support Centers 3. Phase I. Assessment. 20 min e. Clarify questions.
(TSCs). • Unit assessments (AARs) from last training meeting. make changes as necessary.
(leader, soldier, collectively from the squad to a. Review of last week's training 7. Review of low-density training by section/MOS.
6. Battalion XO conducts a training resource 5. Review Week T+I through Week T+6 Schedules.
the platoon). (platoon assessment) briefed by platoon
meeting.
HEADQUARTERS • Resource requirements for planned training. leader/sergeant/section sergeant. a. Confirm tasks, conditions, and standards to be
trained or rehearsed. Confirm duties/responsibilities. 8. Review of schools and testing. 5 min
DEPARTMENT OF THE (1) What went good/bad?
• Leader books. a. Identify school allocations, testing dates, soldiers
ARMY B. ATTENDEES: b. Confirm time schedules and priorities.
• Training assessment work sheet. (2) What can be done differently? slotted, and effects on training.
• Company commanders. (3) What training needs to be rescheduled? c. Ensure subordinates backbrief training evaluation
May 2000 • Preexecution checklist. plans.
b. Identify future school allocations needed.
Why?
• Unit METL. • Executive officers. 9. Questions and issues not previously discussed.
(4) Why scheduled training was not d. Confirm all resources (land, ranges, ammunition,
• Unit MTPs. • First sergeants, platoon leaders, and platoon conducted? Training shortfall. chow, medics, and so on). Goal: four- to six-week 10. Commander's closing remarks.
sergeants. training resource lock-in.***
• Published training schedules. TOTAL: 60 min
b. Review of preexecution checks.
• Long-range training calendar. • Antitank section sergeants. e. Conduct/coordinate reconnaissance.
c. Assessment of METL-focused training
• Mortar section sergeants. *Training meetings are conducted at company and battalion
• Higher echelon guidance conducted (leader, individual, collective) on f. Plan for/conduct leader training.
level. The agenda, sequence of events, and assets needed are
(additional/quarteriy/annually). a T-P-U basis. Performed by commander.
• NBC NCOs. g. Plan retraining/concurrent training. similar. TC 25-30, Training Meetings, is a helpful manual in the
planning and execution of training.
STANDARDS: The training meeting is conducted • Maintenance NCOs. h. Identify training distractors and resolve.
IAW FM 25-100, FM 25-101, and TC 25-30. 4. Phase II. CoordinationT-week 20 min **Battalion Attendees: Battalion commanders, battalion XOs,
• Master gunners. (execution week) changes and update. i. Ensure commander approves training and CSMs, coordinating and special staffs, company commanders,
A. WEEKLY SEQUENCE OF EVENTS: provides guidance. and TF slice leaders as needed.
• Armorers. a. Review tasks to be trained/rehearsed. Confirm
1. AARs are conducted after each training event. duties/responsibilities (who, what, when, where, ***Battalion resource training meetings are held weekly to
• Supply sergeants. and why). 6. Phase III. Future Planning 10 min support this requirement. The battalion XO usually leads this
2. Before the training meeting, the commander gives Review of long-range calendar. meeting. Resource lock-in is imperative in the execution of a
guidance on what leaders must be prepared to discuss at • Other key leaders as needed.** b. Confirm time schedules and priorities. unit's training plan.
the next training meeting. Done as SOP during week or a. Discuss commander's intent
previous training meeting.
 5. Train tasks in order of priority, and cross train 3. AGENDA:
TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES soldiers when possible. a. Roll call.
NOTES:
1. Before training meetings, review applicable MTPs 6. Use a system to track individual proficiency (leader b. Company XOs bring written requests for
and field manuals that relate to your planned training. books, common task training, and so on). resources needed to the meeting, such as ranges,
Be the doctrinal expert. ammunition, trucks, meals. These requests are on
7. Use a system to track collective proficiency (battle forms that are developed and used by the
a. Training meetings are the commander's principle drills, T&EOs).
tools to receive and provide input to the training battalion/brigade that address the different support
schedule. issues. (See next page for sample.)
8. Incorporate train-the-trainer time into training plan.
b. They are c. The requests are given to the battalion staff
• First sergeant ensures linkage of soldiers officer who coordinates for the resources that the
• Nonnegotiable (will be held). training with collective training. companies need for support.
• Run and conducted by the commander. 9. Identify training deficiencies and plan retraining.
d. At the next week's training support meeting, the
• Posted generally at the same time each battalion staff returns the approved requests for
week on the training schedule. 10. Identify multiechelon training opportunities.
support to the company XOs. The battalion XO
resolves any conflicts. All previous weeks' requests
Commander's always conduct risk assessments of are reviewed.
c. Only the battalion commander approves changes
planned training and integrate safety into planned
in signed training schedules.
training. e. The company XOs then submit the next week's
2. Follow a published agenda and try not to exceed training support requests, and the process for resource
the allotted time. Goalone hour. management begins again.
BATTALION TRAINING SUPPORT
MEETING f. This detailed resource management technique
3. Use preexecution checklist developed by units to
provides commanders with timely information as to
resolve disconnects in resources/training. Precombat the availability of resources, and positive confirmation
inspections can also help in this area. 1. This meeting is held weekly after the battalion of resources in line with battalion commander's
training meeting. The battalion XO runs this meeting to
• They provide feedback and assessment to the priorities. Training that cannot be resourced can then
lock in all training support requirements of the be restructured in time for execution in a manner that
commander.
companies. The meeting's goal is the lock-in of support can be resourced.
• They result in coordinated and locked-in six weeks out.
training schedules (4 to 6 weeks out AC, g. Unit training support meetings work in garrison
3 months RC). 2. ATTENDEES: Battalion XOs, company XOs,
battalion ammunition NCOs, battalion training NCOs, and field environment.
4. Plan on training low-density MOS soldiers. support platoon leaders, and other leaders as needed.