FM 7-0 Essay
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FM 7-0
In this paper I will research, analyze, and discuss the principles and techniques outlined for training in FM 7-0. Especially as soldiers, we must train in our field if we are to efficiently and effectively fight our nations wars. Even more specifically, as Aviators and Officers, we have an important job to ensure that our pilots, whether they be “hard bar” or Warrant Officers, are adequately trained so that we can ensure that we are at the correct place at the correct time so that we can support the soldiers on
the ground. As Officers, our function is to manage and lead our soldiers and that includes in a training environment. We must manage the training our soldiers do and the first thing we do is determine what proficiency our soldiers have in a task. This will allow us to better determine how, us as Officers, can tailor our training program to more effectively train our soldiers. For training proficiency, our soldiers are one of the following, “T” for trained and have met or exceeded the standards the Army has created. “P” for practiced, which basically means that a unit has the standard the Army has but has some shortcomings and will to need practice in order to adequately continue meet the Army standard. The last one is “U” for untrained, meaning that a unit has not met the standard for the Army and requires the most amount of training.
Once it is determined how to evaluate a unit, you must then determine what will you evaluate your unit on. These key tasks are called METL meaning Mission Essential Task List and are used by commanders to better determine what their unit should be training on. It is very difficult for units to earn a “T”, meaning trained, and maintain that level of proficiency on every task of the METL at the same time. So units must prioritize which tasks are priority from which tasks are important but not mission critical from the tasks that are critical to mission success. From the Company level, Company Commanders determine what the priorities are on the METL and then Officers, such as myself, with the assistance of our Platoon Sergeant and Platoon Instructor Pilot determine what the best course of action
is in developing a training plan to meet and exceed the Mission Essential Tasks (MET) that our commanders issue. When creating the training plan, we would look at what do we want to have trained
and by what date do we want to have that task trained by. From there we can better “backwards plan” and plan out the “crawl, walk, and run” phases. This is an effective method simply because it breaks down tasks into simple easy to swallow bits such as have a class over a task followed by a more practical exercises where soldiers are able to practice the tasks and get more instruction on how to perform the task better and then followed by an evaluation phase where soldiers are expected to be able to perform tasks to standard.
Once all the training is complete, the unit must be finally evaluated and assessed on where the unit stands following the training. Units are evaluated using external evaluators that are outside the chain of command of the evaluated unit. The unit Commander is then informed on what the evaluator evaluates the unit’s proficiency. Commander’s then can assess how well their unit is trained and also how effective their unit’s training plan is.
Training is essential to Mission Success. We must look at how we evaluate, the plan at which we
use to train our soldiers and how we evaluate where are soldiers are following the training.
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