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State of the Infantry

State of the Infantry. BG Bryan Owens COMMANDANT U.S. ARMY INFANTRY SCHOOL CHIEF OF INFANTRY. Outline. Mission Adaptive Learning Environment Career Timelines Mobile Training Teams Infantry Force Concerns Communication/Connection. USAIS Mission.

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State of the Infantry

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  1. State of the Infantry BG Bryan Owens COMMANDANT U.S. ARMY INFANTRY SCHOOL CHIEF OF INFANTRY

  2. Outline Mission Adaptive Learning Environment Career Timelines Mobile Training Teams Infantry Force Concerns Communication/Connection

  3. USAIS Mission The USAIS trains and develops Soldiers and Leaders in Infantry war fighting skills who embody Warrior Ethos in support of our Army at war

  4. Building and Training Warriors • Initial Military Training • 10 week Basic Combat Training • 14 week Infantry One-Station Unit Training (OSUT) • 12 week Officer Candidate School • 16 week Infantry Basic Officer Leadership Course • Leadership Development and Combat Skills Training • Train Infantry NCOs, Lieutenants, Captains and Battalion/Brigade Commanders • Provide Combat Skills Training in Support of Unit ARFORGEN Requirements • Mobile Training Teams that Train Soldiers at Home Station and World-Wide • OUTCOME: Agile and Adaptive Combat Ready Soldiers and Leaders

  5. Creating An Adaptive Learning Environment FROM THIS… TO THIS… • Implemented combatives throughout the entire 14-week cycle • Implemented a new Marksmanship strategy • Training culminates in the Combat Field Fire • Implemented Physical Readiness Training • Soldiers complete the Global Assessment Tool prior to graduating as part of the Comprehensive Soldier Fitness program • Hand to Hand • Combatives • Marksmanship • Combat Field Fire • Physical Training • Physical Readiness Training

  6. Creating An Interactive Learning Environment FROM THIS… TO THIS… • Large classrooms • POI Driven • Power Point Slides • Instructor Focused • Small Group • Outcome based training • Virtual, constructive, gaming • Student Focused

  7. Applying The Army Learning Concept • Brick and Mortar (Power Point) • Maneuver Captains Career Course • Principles of Reconnaissance • 52 Slides • Combatives • Combatives Level I handbook (13 pages) • One Station Unit Training (OSUT • Fundamentals of Basic Rifle Marksmanship • ~1.5 to 2 hr powerpoint presentation • Live, Virtual, Constructive & Gaming • Maneuver Captains Career Course • VBS2 scenario created • Allows instructor to discuss principles with video reinforcement • Combatives • Modern Army Combatives Video • Provides demonstration with visual and explanation to better prepare prior to execution • One Station Unit Training (OSUT • Video read-ahead to prepare students • Provides demonstrations on key components of BRM

  8. USAIS Mobile Training Teams BFV MASTER GUNNER (M2A3) BFV SYS MASTER GUNNER ASIJ3 COMBATIVES LEVEL 3 COMBATIVES LEVEL 4 INFANTRY MORTAR LEADER JUMPMASTER MECHANIZED LEADER (M2A2/ODS) MECHANIZED LEADER (M2A3) PATHFINDER RSLC SMALL UAS (RAVEN) OPERATOR SMALL UAS (RAVEN B) MAST TRAINER • SNIPER • INFANTRYMAN ALC • INDIRECT FIRE INFANTRYMAN ALC • LONG RANGE MARKSMAN • SHORT RANGE MARKSMANSHIP (GWOT) • SMALL ARMS WEAPONS AND OPTICS (GWOT) • JAVELIN TRAIN THE TRAINER (Ph3) • HEAVY WEAPONS LEADER SNIPER EMPLOYMENT LEADER SBCT TRANSITION SBCT MASTER TRAINER SBCT LEADER (Availability of courses in Blue reduced due to TNG LD reductions) (Courses in Red no longer offered after 1 Aug) MTT Priority nested with ARFORGEN

  9. BASELINE INFANTRY CAREER TIMELINES Unit ARFORGEN 1:2 Dwell Unit ARFORGEN 1:2 Dwell Unit ARFORGEN 1:2 Dwell Unit ARFORGEN 1:2 Dwell Broadening Assignment Broadening Assignment Unit ARFORGEN 1:2 Dwell Unit ARFORGEN 1:2 Dwell 15 1 4 5 8 12 21 22 25 18 11 B O L C B SSC CCC Broadening Assignment ILE Broadening Assignment CMD 18-30 CMD 18-30 KD 12-24 KD 12-27 KD 12-24 JIMM Assignment JIMM Assignment Functional Area Assignment Functional Area Assignment PCC PCC Unit ARFORGEN 1:2 Dwell Unit ARFORGEN 1:2 Dwell Unit ARFORGEN 1:2 Dwell Unit ARFORGEN 1:2 Dwell Unit ARFORGEN 1:2 Dwell Basic Branch Competency ~ 22 yrs ~ 10 yrs ~ 16 yrs ~ 4 yrs MCCC ILE SSSC 15 1 4 8 21 22 25 18 11 SMA OSUT WLC ALC SLC Basic Branch Competency • PME is Relevant and Important: Bottom line…send your Leaders to • school. By keeping them in your formation, you may hurt their timeline and • impact their options. WLC ALC SLC • OUTCOME: Predictable, Sustainable, and aligned with ARFORGEN

  10. Infantry Force Concerns • Training management , supply discipline & maintenance management • Stress on the Force (Suicide) • SSG (E6) Master Gunner, Sniper, Ranger, fill rates are below 50% of authorizations

  11. Ranger Issues • Ability to fill Ranger Coded positions with Ranger qualified NCOs reduced by 50% since 2000 • Ability to man RTB is significantly impacted • Ranger Slots Available Need Ranger qualified NCOs

  12. Strategic Communications • USAIS Website • -- First Army installation to adopt DA CORE Format • -- 100K + visitors monthly • Warfighting Forum • -- IBCT forum • -- SBCT forum • Tip of the Bayonet e-Newsletter • -- Nearly 13k subscribers • Fort BenningFacebook • -- Nearly 30,000 fans since Jun 09 • -- 300k views; 13k interactions since Jun 09 • Fort Benning Photos • --1.8 million photo views from 9 June 09 • --28k photos loaded to site • Infantry Senior Leader Newsletter • --emailed to 35k Infantry leaders • --Published every quarter Contact info: Office of the Chief of Infantry 35 Ridgway loop Suite 381 706-545-1115 Email: benn.ocoi.ocoiweb@conus.army.mil OCOI

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