FM 7 -0 Training for Full Spectrum Operations

FM 7 -0 Training for Full Spectrum Operations Combined Arms Center for Training BG Abe Abrams United States Army Combined Arms Center

FM 7 -0 Staffing 2006 Jan - June May - Dec May 06 Issue Paper #1 Revision Concept May 06 Issue Paper #2 Principles of Training Sep 06 Issue Paper #3 (Training & Leader Development) Dec 06 Issue Paper #4 (Training to Conduct FSO) Roadshow May - August 1 st 2007 July - Dec 07 – Jan 08 PME Student Survey Feb 07 Draft Staffed Mar 07 TDCC IV Aug 07 VCSA Update Feb 08 - 4 -star conf. (FM 7 -0 review) Sep 07 CSA Update June 07 nd Draft Staffed 2 June 07 TLGOSC Jan - June 2008 Nov 07 4 -star review Rewrite Process Similar to FM 3 -0 United States Army Combined Arms Center Dec 07 CSA update Mar 08 CSA Focus Group (AWC & ILE/SAMS) July - Dec June 08 Army-wide staffing July 08 ATLDC CADD edit APD edit April 08 3 -star conference Joint GO conference May 08 CSA Final Review FM 7 -0 Published Blue = future events 2

Concept Development Guidance. . . Consolidated The ‘What’ of Training 122 pages Tactics, Techniques & Procedures The ‘How To’ of Training TRAINING FOR FULL SPECTRUM OPERATIONS • Ensure it applies to the entire Army • Reduce the size • Focus on the principles • Move Tactics, Techniques, & Procedures to FM 7 -1 • Make FM 7 -1 web-based • Address generating force support to operating force 60 pages Army Tra Netwo ining rk (TK N) • Doctrine • Examples • Best practices • Easily updated • Collaboratively Reviewed, as needed • Solutions to training challenges 243 pages United States Army Combined Arms Center 3

The BIG Ideas þ Principles: Train as You Will Fight Ø “Fight” includes lethal/nonlethal Ø Develop agile leaders, comfortable with ambiguity þ Change The Army’s Training Mindset (Training is Different) Ø Driven by FM 3 -0 Operations Ø No return to a strict focus on major combat operations – offense and defense Ø Train an expeditionary Army; develop agile leaders Ø Train for full spectrum operations as depicted by the Aim Point Ø Training must focus on most important tasks þ Core Mission Essential Task List Ø CMETL establishes training focus before a unit trains for a directed mission Ø CMETL constant, but training conditions and supporting tasks to be trained based on single operational theme United States Army Combined Arms Center 4

The BIG Ideas þ Directed METL Ø DMETL establishes training focus for a unit’s directed mission Ø DMETL conditions and supporting tasks to be trained based on the conditions for the directed mission Ø Core METL is a start point for developing DMETL þ Commanders’ Dialogue Ø Between commanders before conducting the training briefing and finalizing the contract Ø Clarify expectations and requirements – Specific collective tasks to train – Conditions for training tasks – Resources required for training – Higher assumes risk on those tasks not to be trained þ Flexibility for Commanders Ø Commanders determine the time & frequency of training management events United States Army Combined Arms Center 5

NEW concepts: Other Changes • Training the Modular Force Ø Design may require outside expertise Ø Training relationships • ARFORGEN concept • Gaming & Live-Virtual-Constructive Training Environment • CTCs as a “bridge” between Generating Force and Operating Force • Generating force support to units CHANGED concepts: • Principles of training; added tenets • Training management model • More discussion of training domains, leader development, and Civilian Education System • Battle Command training • Crawl-walk-run United States Army Combined Arms Center 6

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