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What is the number one principle of peacetime training? |
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Replicate battlefield conditions |
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Primarily, there are three methods used to present training. What are they? |
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Demonstration (Most Preferred Method) Conference Lecture (Least Preferred Method) |
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What does effective training require? |
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Effective training requires the personal time, energy, and guidance of commanders. |
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What is the Army training standard? |
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The standard for the Army is to train and maintain to the published standards in Technical Manuals (TMs) -10 and -20. |
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When does the greatest combat power result? |
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The greatest combat power results when leaders synchronize combat support (CS) and combat service support (CSS) systems to compliment and reinforce one another. |
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Once soldiers and units have trained to the standard, how do they maintain proficiency? |
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They maintain proficiency through sustainment training. |
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Which FM covers Battle Focused Training? |
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How do commanders determine their units' METLs? |
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Commanders determine their units' METLs based on war and external directives. |
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What do leaders use to assess soldier, leader, and unit proficiency? |
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Leaders use evaluations and other feedback to assess soldier, leader, and unit proficiency. |
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How should units train during peacetime? |
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Units should train in peacetime, as they will fight during war. Peacetime training must replicate battlefield conditions. All training is based on this principle. |
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The evaluation of collective training is critical to assessing what? |
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The evaluation of collective training is critical to assessing a unit's capability to perform its METL tasks. |
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Listing of individuals, crews, or elements that reflects capabilities, proficiencies of critical tasks, and other information concerning war-fighting capabilities. |
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Should all maintenance be on the unit's training schedule? |
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What drives the M.E.T.L. development process? |
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The AAR is a structured review process that allows training participants to discover for themselves what happened, why it happened, and how it can be done better. |
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What two things does sustainment training do? |
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Trains on tasks, which build on skills mastered by the soldier, leader, and units. Uses opportunity training to constantly hone proficiency on known tasks. |
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Why is it particularly important to train and monitor low-density MOS soldiers? |
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Sometimes their hours are different and they get lost in the shuffle and therefore remain untrained if not monitored and included in training |
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The unit leader development program consists of what three phases? |
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Reception and integration Basic skills development Advanced development and sustainment. |
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Name the four elements of TADSS. |
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Training aids Devices Simulators Simulations. |
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What four skills does challenging training build? |
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Builds competence and confidence by developing new skills. Instills loyalty and dedication. Inspires excellence by fostering initiative, enthusiasm, and eagerness to learn. Builds aggressive, well-trained soldiers. |
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Training aids are items that assist in the conduct of training and the process of learning. |
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What is a low density MOS? |
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A MOS within an organization or unit that is required but applies to a very small amount of soldiers |
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A crew drill is a collective action that the crew of a weapon or piece of equipment must perform to use the weapon or equipment |
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Risk assessment is the thought process of making operations safer without compromising the mission. |
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What is the most difficult task for an AAR leader? |
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To avoid turning the discussion into a criteria or lecture |
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What does the MAPEX portray? |
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The MAPEX portrays military situations on maps and overlays. |
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When are informal AARs usually conducted? |
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Informal AARs are usually conducted for soldiers and crew, squad, and platoon-level training, or when resources are not available to conduct a formal review. |
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What are the five basic fundamentals that commanders and leaders must use? |
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Move Shoot Communicate Sustain Secure. |
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When used properly, simulations can create what? |
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When used properly, simulations can create the environment and stress of battle needed for effective command and battle staff training. |
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Why aren't AARs critiques? |
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AARs are not critiques because they do not determine success or failure. |
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What does AAR stand for and what does it provide? |
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After Action Review. An AAR provides feedback to units by involving participants in the training diagnostic process in order to increase and reinforce learning. The AAR leader guides participants in identifying deficiencies and seeking solutions. |
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