Training Meetings

TC 22-6 / FM 25-101

SSG Millington

02/23/09

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COMPANY TRAINING MEETING

Effective training is the Army’s number one

priority during peacetime.
Training management is the process used by
Army leaders
to identify training requirements and the plan ,
resource, execute and evaluate training.

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 TRAINING MANAGEMENT
CYCLE
The training management cycle begins
with the assignment of a wartime
mission and the establishment of a
mission essential task list.

Knowing where you are assessment and

knowing where you are going are half
the battle to conducting effective
training.

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PLANNING
● LONG RANGE-long range planning training is planned for and
researched 12 months in advance. (training areas, ammunition, and
fuel)
● SHORT RANGE-short range planning is a refinement of the
long range plan. Company level has a planning horizon of 3 months.
● NEAR TERM-near term identifies specific actions required to
execute the short range plan. Near covers a 4-6 week period before the
start of training.
● TRAINING MEEINGS-must be conducted weekly

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TRAINING MEETING PLANNING
PROCESS

● The company meetings are to review completed training, deconflict

training, plan and prepare future training
● Phase I: Assessment (completed training)
● Phase II: Coordination (detail and specific instruction)
● Phase III: Future planning (training)

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WHO ATTENDS AND WHY

● The training meeting is a high priority mission for the company.

Attendance is mandatory.
● CO - who leads the meeting and gives provides directions and focus
● XO-the 2nd in charge, coordinates training for all soldiers in sections
w/o PL’s, he coordinates maintenance activities for the company
● 1SG-helps the commander with individual soldier training
assessments, provides guidance and advice

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WHO ATTENDS CONT;
● PL-1brief the collective task proficiency during assessment, 2
provide CO and others with upcoming training, 3 request and
recommend collective tasks to train
● PSG- 1 brief individual soldier tasks. 2 brief specific essential
persecution checks for upcoming training. 3 recommend individual
solders tasks for opportunity training.
● SUPPLY-advise the CO on supply related issues, inspections and
inventories, also works with the XO to coordinate outside support.

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WHO ATTENDS CONT;
● MASTER GUNNERS
● MAINENTANCE CHIEF
● NBC NCO
● FOOD SERVICE PERSONNEL
● SLICE LEADERS & ATTACHMENTS
● OTHERS DESIGNATED BY co

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TRAINING MEETING TIME & PLACE

● Should be conducted same day and time each week

● Should logically follow the battalion meetings
● Should enable attendees to make meeting
● Should minimizing training disruptions
● Should allow subordinate leaders time to brief their soldier

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COMPANY HUDDLES WHAT ARE THY?

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Company Huddles
● Last minutes changes to training
● Final persecution check review
● Special or new command guidance
● Maintenance/personal status changes
● AND: should last no more than 5-10 minutes

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 WHAT TO BRING TO THE TRAINING
MEETING
● CO

● battle rosters
● training meeting work sheet
● METL w/ current assessment
● most current Command Training Guidance
● long and short range calendars
● company training schedule
– past week/month
– approved future schedules
● applicable manuals,OPORDS,MOI’s ,ect

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 ● XO
● maintenance schedule
● inspection schedule
● current DA Form 2406
● supply inventory schedule
● HQ’s and HQ’s Company training schedule
● status of resources requested for training

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● 1SG
● leader book
● company battle rosters
● company duty rosters
● battalion duty schedules
● tasking
● appointment schedules
● schools list
● inspections schedules
● miscellaneous info (apft, height/weight data, etc.)

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● PL/PSG
● leader book
● platoon assessment work sheets
● training schedule
● persecution checklists
● TEO for future training
● platoon battle roster
● future training work sheet

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● SUPPLY SGT
● leader book
● training schedules
● supply inventory schedule(10 percent inventories)
● inspection schedule
● TNG NCO
● training schedule
● battle roster
● SDT schedule
● schools information

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● MASTER GUNNER
● BATTLE STAFF NCO
● MAINTENANCE TEAM CHIEF
● NBC NCO
● SLICE LEADERS AND ATTACHMENT
● FOOD SERVICE NCO

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CONDUCT TRAINING MEETING

● Training meeting should not exceed 1 hr.

– Completed training 15 min.
– Near term training 30 min.
– Short range training 15 min.

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TRAINING MEETING/ COMPLETED
TRAINING
● Begins with PL/PSG assessing collective and soldier
training since last meeting (see hand out)
● Then platoons address Training short falls
● Then CO updates the company training assessment
– for each METL task using a training assessment work
sheet

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NEAR TERM TRAINING
● Apply new command guidance
● One very important part of the meeting is the discussion of persecution
checks
– includes the informal planning and detailed coordination
● 4-6 weeks out reviewing near term training
● focus on specific details
– have TEO’s been prepared, lessons learned, training areas
confirmed, transportation, class I, risk assessment, etc.

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SHORT RANGE TRAINING
● The CO must first check the BN long range
training calendar
● The PL/PSG base on there training assessment
they plan to improve training proficiency
● The CO develops the draft on METL task and
PL/PSG imput

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 Golden Rules

● RULE NUMBER ONE-don’t put anything on the training

schedule that they do not intend to execute
● RULE NUMBER TWO-do not fill up every minute of the
training schedule
– platoon need reaction time
– time for immediate retaining
– preparation time for training
– make up training for soldiers on sick call etc.

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