FM 7-0 Training for Full Spectrum Operations

1. FM 7-0 Training for Full Spectrum Operations Combined Arms Center for Training BG Abe Abrams

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

3. Army Training Network (TKN) Concept • Development Guidance . . . • 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 Consolidated TRAINING FOR FULL SPECTRUM OPERATIONS The ‘What’ of Training 60 pages 122 pages Tactics, Techniques & Procedures • Doctrine • Examples • Best practices • Easily updated • Collaboratively • Reviewed, as needed • Solutions to • training challenges The ‘How To’ of Training 243 pages

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

5. The BIG Ideas • Directed METL • DMETL establishes training focus for a unit’s directed mission • DMETL conditions and supporting tasks to be trained based on the conditions for the directed mission • Core METL is a start point for developing DMETL • Commanders’ Dialogue • Between commanders before conducting the training briefing and finalizing the contract • 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 • Flexibility for Commanders • Commanders determine the time & frequency of training management events 5

6. Other Changes • NEW concepts: • Training the Modular Force • Design may require outside expertise • 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 6

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