Battle Focus Training

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1. What is the number one principle of peace time training?

Replicate battlefield conditions

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2. What regulation governs Battle Focus Training?

Field Manual 25-101

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3. Should all maintenance must be on the unit's training schedule?

Yes

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4. What drives the METL development process?

Battle focus

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5. The CSM and key NCOs review and refine the supporting tasks for two things in each unit. Name those two things.

-Each skill level in every MOS within the unit

-CTT

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6. Why must the entire METL development process be understood by NCOs?

So that NCOs can integrate soldier tasks

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7. Training schedules are developed at what level and approved by whom?

Developed at company level and approved by the battalion commander

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8. In the military structure, what is the lowest level that has battle tasks?

Battalion level

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9. What begins the training planning process?

Assessment

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10. Do soldiers have a legal responsibility to attend scheduled training?

Yes

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11. What is a low density MOS?

An MOS within an organization or unit that is required but applies to a very small amount of soldiers

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12. Why is it particularly important to train and monitor low density MOS soldiers?

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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13. Primarily, there are three methods used to present training. What are they?

-Lecture

-Conference

-Demonstration

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14. What is a battle drill?

A battle drill is a collective action rapidly executed without applying a deliberate decision-making process

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15. What is a crew drill?

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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16. What is the most difficult task for an AAR leader?

To avoid turning the discussion into a criteria or lecture

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17. What is band of excellence?

Peaking for selected events at predetermined times

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18. What is training strategy?

The method used to attain desired levels of training proficiency on METL

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19. What are post operation checks?

Tasks a unit accomplishes at the conclusion of training

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20. At the squad and platoon level, who should attend an After Action review (AAR)?

All members of the squad or platoon should attend and participate

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21. Where should an AAR take place?

At or near the training site

       

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