Results for unit training

The training management cycle and the unit training plan

How a unit gets from a mission-essential task list to a training schedule, the three planning horizons, and what a unit training plan actually commits the commander to.

Army Training and Leader Development

AR 350-1 is the policy behind Army training: mandatory training requirements, institutional training, and leader development programs. The 1 June 2025 major revision superseded the 10 December 2017 edition, folding in years of Army directives and trimming the common mandatory training list. If you build a training calendar, this is the regulation that constrains it.

Training

ADP 7-0 is the Army's doctrine for training Soldiers and units. It carries the principles of training that leaders apply when they build and defend a training plan. The April 2024 edition supersedes the July 2019 version; FM 7-0 carries the procedures.

Training

FM 7-0 is the unit training management manual: how leaders plan, prepare, execute, and assess training and how they report proficiency. The June 2021 edition re-established the training management cycle as the framework and supersedes the October 2016 version. It is the working companion to ADP 7-0.

Sergeant's Time Training

Protected time for NCOs to train their Soldiers on individual and small-unit tasks, and what separates real Sergeant's Time from a block of unaccounted hours.

The eight-step training model

The eight steps that take a training event from a line on a calendar to a trained task, and the two steps units skip that guarantee the event fails.

What are the training proficiency ratings under objective task evaluation?

T for trained, T-minus, P for practiced, P-minus, and U for untrained. The commander assesses the unit against the training and evaluation outline for the task rather than against a subjective impression.

What is the company training meeting and why does it matter?

It is the weekly meeting where the company commander plans and prepares near-term training. It is held on the same day and time each week as part of the unit battle rhythm and attended by the leaders who run the training: the executive officer, first sergeant, platoon leaders, platoon sergeants, and supporting section leaders. It is the center of gravity for unit training management because it is where planned training becomes resourced, executable training.

Holistic Health and Fitness

FM 7-22 replaced the old physical readiness training manual with the Holistic Health and Fitness system. It covers physical, nutritional, mental, spiritual, and sleep readiness, plus how to build and run a unit physical readiness program. Changes have been issued against it since publication, so download the current file rather than a saved copy.

Rifle and Carbine

TC 3-22.9 is the marksmanship publication for the M4- and M16-series weapons: how the weapon works, the functional elements of the shot process, and the training and qualification strategy. The posted file is the May 2016 basic publication incorporating changes 1 through 3, so work from the current file rather than a saved copy.

Soldier's Manual of Common Tasks, Warrior Skills, Level 1

STP 21-1-SMCT holds the task summaries for skill level 1 common tasks -- the conditions, standards, and performance steps trainers use to certify a Soldier. It is what a squad leader trains and evaluates against. Higher skill levels are covered in the STP 21-24 series.

The Warrior Ethos and Soldier Combat Skills

TC 3-21.75 is the individual Soldier combat skills manual: movement, cover and concealment, individual defensive positions, and the basic field skills every Soldier is expected to have. It pairs naturally with the common task manual for skill level 1 training. It is one of the older publications still carried as active on APD.

Malpractice History and Clinical Privileges Questionnaire

A credentialing form for Army health care providers, not a training or range product; it is listed here because the number is often confused with unit-level forms.

BCT

Brigade Combat Team

TRADOC

United States Army Training and Doctrine Command

What is a METL and what is a T and EO?

A METL is a mission-essential task list, the tasks a unit must be able to perform to accomplish what it was designed to do. A training and evaluation outline, or T and EO, is the standard for a specific task: the conditions, the standard, and the performance measures a leader uses to evaluate it. The T and EO is the starting point for any honest proficiency assessment.

What is an after action review, and what are its four steps?

An AAR is a structured professional discussion of an event that lets the participants work out for themselves what happened and how to improve. The four steps are plan, prepare, conduct, and follow up. The follow-up is the part units skip and the part that produces the improvement.

What is the overall order of precedence for wearing awards on the uniform?

U.S. military decorations, U.S. unit awards, U.S. nonmilitary decorations, the Good Conduct Medal, U.S. campaign and service medals, U.S. service and training ribbons, U.S. Merchant Marine awards, foreign military decorations, foreign unit awards, and non-U.S. service awards.