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Old 06-27-2018, 05:42   #1
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Army to re-focus training efforts

While much of the SJW's effort was already achieved, it's nice to see some of the Death by PowerPoint & mandatory training cut or reduced to optional. No more red high-heels & pregnancy simulators...?

Army training will now focus on actual battlefield skills, not social issues

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Fighting will now take precedence over dealing with transitioning transgender troops, drug abuse and other issues as the Army seeks to overhaul its training regimen to hone its soldiers’ battlefield skills.

In a series of servicewide memorandums approved by Army Secretary Mark Esper and Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley and obtained by The Washington Times, service leaders are making optional previously mandatory training on issues such as transgender transition and drug abuse. The move, Army leaders argue, is designed to relieve stress on the overburdened troop training regimen and refocus on soldiers’ ability to fight in combat.

“The Army’s regulations and policies that deal with training were pretty settled, and there were not a lot of detractors to it. … It was all the other [training] requirements that we levied on ourselves, or we had levied from other places” that led to the increasingly cumbersome approach to combat readiness, said Col. John O’Grady, chief of the Army’s collective training division.
Full article at the link at Washington Times.
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Old 06-27-2018, 07:28   #2
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I'll believe it when I see/hear it all the way down to company, barracks, range level...

...and when the special class no longer receives special treatment
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Old 06-27-2018, 07:55   #3
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I'll believe it when I see/hear it all the way down to company, barracks, range level...

...and when the special class no longer receives special treatment
Agree. Looking at some other refs around the net, it's telling that it's #6 - the bottom - on a 6-point long-range memo that went out, behind "next-gen this & next-gen that" (aka bucks for the MICO).
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Old 06-27-2018, 13:43   #4
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I'll believe it when I see/hear it all the way down to company, barracks, range level...

...and when the special class no longer receives special treatment
The SEC of the Army just published a bunch of orders 9 or 10? rescinding much of the stupid online crap....but the culture of the Army may not return to pre SJW common sense approaches so easily since we have had years of quantifiable results during GWOT's raid, capture, patrols without deaths missions infect how the military promotes and rewards commands.....producing measures of effectiveness for a revolving mission is not possible and certainly not comparable from one country to the next so the measures of effectiveness mindset is still there. What adds to this are all the JSOC peacocks coming back to green side into senior leadership roles with the definitive quantification expectation of everything and no flexibility...in their world they have far more definitive timelines but simpler missions......The minds of those who were raised in GWOT's score keeping era will not be able to judge performance of commanders and troops without it.....it is such a simplified system that kids can figure it out the highest number wins the day. Something else that happened during GWOT that is identical to the quantification of everything is it has fed the promotion system in schools some of the worst NCO's I ever saw got sent to high end schools for being bad NCO's one guy who spent 3 years on the B-tm and did nothing but cost the company headaches and nearly an investigation over how bad he was as a armorer got sent to SLJM, MFF, Sniper level 2-1, and SFARTAEC all within a year.....by the SGM he is an example of a 120+ GT score with the intelligence and personality of a grave digger.

We will see the adaption or whether or not it will be a hybrid of quality and quantity and how long it will take to breed the quantity out. I think an issue is Trump has not cleaned house within the military like Obama did GEN Votel who traded SOCOM's people to open up women in direct combat jobs for a GCC is still here.
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Old 07-02-2018, 11:26   #5
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the list of redacted Army requirements

-Travel Risk Planning System (TRiPS).

-Media Awareness Training.

-Combatting Trafficking in Persons Training.

-Accident Avoidance Course Training as outlined in AR 600-55.

-Grade Requirement for Additional Duty Safety Officer (ADSO)/Unit Safety Officer as required by AR 385-10.

-Company commanders are no longer required to conduct internal audits of dining· facility headcounts as outlined in AR 600-38.

-Subsequent Command Inspections as outlined in AR 1-201.

-The inclusion of Initial Command Inspection Records as a part of Deployment Records as outlined in AR 1-201 .

-Unit Safety Officers are no longer required to maintain Motor Vehicle Accident Reports as required in AR 385-10.

-Units are no longer responsible for processing requests for political asylum and temporary refugee status as outlined in AR 550-1.

-Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Training as outlined in AR 350-1 is no longer a standalone requirement and should be incorporated into units' Mission Essential Task training as part of the operational environment.

-Counter Improvised Explosive Device (C-IED) Training as outlined in AR 350-1 is no longer a standalone requirement and should be incorporated into units' Mission Essential Task training as part of the operational environment.

-Culture, Regional Expertise and Language (CREL) Training as defined in AR 350-1 is not mandatory training. Commanders will conduct mission analysis and conduct CREL training, when required, as it relates to their unit's assigned mission.

-Code of Conduct, Personnel Recovery or Survival Escape Resistance and Evasion Level-A (SERE-A) Training as defined in AR 350-1 and AR 525-28 are no longer required for all personnel. Cdrs will evaluate individual missions or risks to personnel and may require this training if the circumstance dictates.

-The semi-annual tool room/tool crib inventory requirement as defined in AR 710- 2 is reduced to an annual inventory requirement.

-The requirement to conduct a command climate survey at the 6-month mark is eliminated. Unit command climate surveys are now only required within 60 days of assuming command (120 days for Army National Guard and U.S. Army Reserve) and annually thereafter (Army Regulation (AR) 600-20).

-The requirement to conduct Human Relations Readiness Training at the unit level is eliminated (AR 600-20).

-The requirement to monitor the demography of the Equal Opportunity Representatives (EORs) in their commands to ensure EORs are a demographic reflection of the unit is eliminated. HQDA G-1 remains the official organization for Army demographics (AR 600-20).

-Consolidate Continuity of Operations/Army Protection Program/Army Emergency Management Program troop and equipment support requirements to minimize Borrowed Military Manpower and burden on MTOE items for planning, preparation, exercises, etc. (Army Regulation (AR) 500-3, AR 525-2, and AR 525-27).

-Army Substance Abuse Training and Suicide Prevention training as discrete common mandatory training requirement with an annual frequency, and Ask, Care, Escort training are eliminated, and are replaced with Cdr discretion in applying skills found in the engage training module (AR 600-85 and AR 600-63).

-The Senior Leader Risk Reduction Tool is not mandated by HODA.

-Eliminates the annual requirement for Army Reserve units to report all Equal opportunity training at the quarterly training briefing.

-The requirement for Multi-source Assessment and Feedback is eliminated (Army Regulation 600-100).

-HODA does not mandate POV inspections prior to long weekends or holidays.

-Transgender training is complete across the Total Army. Units no longer need report training status.

-Substance Abuse Prevention Training is no longer an annual requirement nor is it required for leave. Cdrs may direct the requirement on a case-by-case basis or as mission dictates a need.
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Old 07-02-2018, 11:42   #6
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^^^ Nice. Mo' better, as in, the more on that list the better.
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Old 07-04-2018, 03:05   #7
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-Travel Risk Planning System (TRiPS).

-Media Awareness Training.

-Combatting Trafficking in Persons Training.

-Accident Avoidance Course Training as outlined in AR 600-55.

-Grade Requirement for Additional Duty Safety Officer (ADSO)/Unit Safety Officer as required by AR 385-10.

-Company commanders are no longer required to conduct internal audits of dining· facility headcounts as outlined in AR 600-38.

-Subsequent Command Inspections as outlined in AR 1-201.

-The inclusion of Initial Command Inspection Records as a part of Deployment Records as outlined in AR 1-201 .

-Unit Safety Officers are no longer required to maintain Motor Vehicle Accident Reports as required in AR 385-10.

-Units are no longer responsible for processing requests for political asylum and temporary refugee status as outlined in AR 550-1.

-Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Training as outlined in AR 350-1 is no longer a standalone requirement and should be incorporated into units' Mission Essential Task training as part of the operational environment.

-Counter Improvised Explosive Device (C-IED) Training as outlined in AR 350-1 is no longer a standalone requirement and should be incorporated into units' Mission Essential Task training as part of the operational environment.

-Culture, Regional Expertise and Language (CREL) Training as defined in AR 350-1 is not mandatory training. Commanders will conduct mission analysis and conduct CREL training, when required, as it relates to their unit's assigned mission.

-Code of Conduct, Personnel Recovery or Survival Escape Resistance and Evasion Level-A (SERE-A) Training as defined in AR 350-1 and AR 525-28 are no longer required for all personnel. Cdrs will evaluate individual missions or risks to personnel and may require this training if the circumstance dictates.

-The semi-annual tool room/tool crib inventory requirement as defined in AR 710- 2 is reduced to an annual inventory requirement.

-The requirement to conduct a command climate survey at the 6-month mark is eliminated. Unit command climate surveys are now only required within 60 days of assuming command (120 days for Army National Guard and U.S. Army Reserve) and annually thereafter (Army Regulation (AR) 600-20).

-The requirement to conduct Human Relations Readiness Training at the unit level is eliminated (AR 600-20).

-The requirement to monitor the demography of the Equal Opportunity Representatives (EORs) in their commands to ensure EORs are a demographic reflection of the unit is eliminated. HQDA G-1 remains the official organization for Army demographics (AR 600-20).

-Consolidate Continuity of Operations/Army Protection Program/Army Emergency Management Program troop and equipment support requirements to minimize Borrowed Military Manpower and burden on MTOE items for planning, preparation, exercises, etc. (Army Regulation (AR) 500-3, AR 525-2, and AR 525-27).

-Army Substance Abuse Training and Suicide Prevention training as discrete common mandatory training requirement with an annual frequency, and Ask, Care, Escort training are eliminated, and are replaced with Cdr discretion in applying skills found in the engage training module (AR 600-85 and AR 600-63).

-The Senior Leader Risk Reduction Tool is not mandated by HODA.

-Eliminates the annual requirement for Army Reserve units to report all Equal opportunity training at the quarterly training briefing.

-The requirement for Multi-source Assessment and Feedback is eliminated (Army Regulation 600-100).

-HODA does not mandate POV inspections prior to long weekends or holidays.

-Transgender training is complete across the Total Army. Units no longer need report training status.

-Substance Abuse Prevention Training is no longer an annual requirement nor is it required for leave. Cdrs may direct the requirement on a case-by-case basis or as mission dictates a need.

Uh...wow. Safety officer/EO officer duties or even slots are going down.

Considering most non-combat fatalities (traffic) and the age of social media (online presence, media awareness), some in that list are actually useful/impactful.

Sure glad to see the trans training go. It truly felt like twilight zone meets bizarro land when we cut range time and commo training short to satisfy that requirement
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Old 07-04-2018, 08:14   #8
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This is window dressing. Pure and simple. Not anything that will really make a difference, or that could be in any way controversial.

Smoke and mirrors.
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