https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-are-you-doing-to-improve-unit-training-management <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Over the last two years I have been reminded that unit training management (UTM)(amongst other things) is balanced by science and art. Too many of our Leaders lack the experience to effectively mentor their subordinates in a skill that we haven't practiced much in more than a decade. That (in the Army) if you entered service after 2000 or so, then your grasp of UTM and those around you is probably a hindrance or "this is the way we have always done it attitude" that prevents successfully planning, preparing, executing, and assessing yourself and your Soldiers. This is largely due to how we returned to set training plans to rapidly deploy again. However, that is no longer the case and we have to do it for ourselves and our Soldiers. Recently, key identifiers have pointed out this fact - BN and Company Commanders not knowing what manual guides training meetings nor what a T&amp;EO is and how to use / read one or where to find them. NCOs of all ranks are not immune to this either. Board questions are focused on grooming standards more than training standards.<br /><br />Do you know these things? How are you preparing yourself? How are you assisting those around you? Are you training to standard...and how do you know you are meeting the standard? Fri, 20 Mar 2015 01:21:05 -0400 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-are-you-doing-to-improve-unit-training-management <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Over the last two years I have been reminded that unit training management (UTM)(amongst other things) is balanced by science and art. Too many of our Leaders lack the experience to effectively mentor their subordinates in a skill that we haven't practiced much in more than a decade. That (in the Army) if you entered service after 2000 or so, then your grasp of UTM and those around you is probably a hindrance or "this is the way we have always done it attitude" that prevents successfully planning, preparing, executing, and assessing yourself and your Soldiers. This is largely due to how we returned to set training plans to rapidly deploy again. However, that is no longer the case and we have to do it for ourselves and our Soldiers. Recently, key identifiers have pointed out this fact - BN and Company Commanders not knowing what manual guides training meetings nor what a T&amp;EO is and how to use / read one or where to find them. NCOs of all ranks are not immune to this either. Board questions are focused on grooming standards more than training standards.<br /><br />Do you know these things? How are you preparing yourself? How are you assisting those around you? Are you training to standard...and how do you know you are meeting the standard? LTC Private RallyPoint Member Fri, 20 Mar 2015 01:21:05 -0400 2015-03-20T01:21:05-04:00 2015-03-20T01:21:05-04:00