Lesson 5 Training

LESSON 5

TRAINING

OVERVIEW

LESSON DESCRIPTION:

This lesson discusses the US Army's integration of environmental considerations into training.

TERMINAL LEARNING OBJECTIVE:

ACTION:

Describe methods to integrate environmental considerations into the training

management cycle (TMC).

CONDITION:

You will be given all material contained in this lesson. You will work at your

own pace and in your own selected environment with no supervision.

STANDARD:

You will correctly answer questions on the practice exercise at the end of the

lesson.

REFERENCES:

The material contained in this lesson was derived from FM 4-04.4 (3-100.4), FM

7-10 (25-101), TC 3-34.489, and TVT 5-56.

INTRODUCTION

The integration of environmental considerations into training is very similar to the integration of safety

and force protection issues. In fact, environmental considerations are a critical aspect of both realistic

training and force protection. The discussion of battle-focused training highlights the integration of

environmental considerations throughout the training cycle.

5-1. Battle-Focused Training. Battle-focused training is a concept used to derive peacetime training

requirements from wartime missions and is addressed further in FM 7-10 (25-101), and shown in Figure

5-1, page 5-2. Training is the cornerstone of readiness for the military and focuses on wartime missions.

Environmental considerations are less preeminent during combat operations, but that does not mean

environmental considerations can be ignored or that they simply "go away." Units must plan for

environmental considerations prior to conducting training. This lesson focuses on how environmental

considerations fit into the planning cycle and how to identify where specific actions take place.

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