text: Chapter 8
  FM7-0 for additional information.) The following training activities, used for discussion purposes, present
  training actions to support FSF training.
  Training Assessment
  8-294. Prior to training the FSF, the BCT commander and subordinate commanders and leaders begin with
  a training assessment, in coordination with the FSF commander and subordinates, of the training plans
  designed before the BCT’s employment. This assessment is important to evaluate the FSF and to exercise
  the working relationship between subordinate units of the BCT and the FSF. The training assessment covers
  all aspects of leadership, training, sustainment, and professionalization. To support an assessment, the
  commander analyzes the following specific foreign unit considerations:
  (cid:122) The unit’s mission and mission-essential task list and capability to execute them.
  (cid:122) Staff capabilities.
  (cid:122) Personnel and equipment authorization.
  (cid:122) Physical condition.
  (cid:122) Any past or present foreign influence on training and combat operations.
  (cid:122) Operational deficiencies identified during recent operations or exercises with U.S. personnel.
  (cid:122) Sustainment capabilities, to include training programs.
  (cid:122) Internal training programs and personnel.
  (cid:122) Training facilities.
  8-295. Thecommander assesses the level of professionalism of FSF, both units and individuals. Adhering
  to established rules of engagement, ethics that meet the established laws and regulations of the commanding
  authority, laws for land warfare, and human rights are key areas that require assessment. The FSF support of
  civilian leaders and political goals also fall within this assessment.
  8-296. Subordinate commanders and leaders within the BCT, working with FSF leaders evaluate current
  members of the FSF for past military skills and positions. Often military reorganizations arbitrarily shift
  personnel to fill vacancies outside their knowledge and experience.
  Analysis of the Prepared Training Plan
  8-297. After completing the training assessment, the BCT commander and subordinate commanders and
  leaders analyze the prepared training plans and determine if changes are necessary. Training plans stress the
  deficiencies identified in the training assessment. The training plan identifies those in the host nation able to
  help train FSF to strengthen the legitimacy of the process. Using a comprehensive approach within the BCT’s
  area of operations can provide support and expertise that enhance the training and operations process, and
  the FSF eventual self-sustainment. As the FSF gains sufficient capacity and capabilities to perform
  independently, trainers/advisors transition from a leading role to a mentoring role.
  Program of Instruction
  8-298. In coordination with the FSF staff and subordinate units, the staff and subordinate units of the BCT
  develop programs of instruction. These programs incorporate all training objectives that satisfy the training
  requirements identified during assessment. Training programs support these requirements. The FSF
  commander approves these programs of instruction before execution by subordinate units within the BCT.
  When executing programs of instruction, trainers/advisors adhere to training schedules consistent with
  changes in the mission variables. Trainers/advisors ensure through their counterparts and the FSF commander
  that all personnel receive training. Foreign counterpart trainers rehearse all classes approved on the programs
  of instruction.
  Presentation of Instruction
  8-299. Presenting the training material properly, trainers follow lesson outlines approved in the programs
  of instruction. All training clearly states the task, conditions, and standards desired during each lesson,
  ensuring the FSF understand them. Trainers/advisors state all warning and safety instructions (through
  interpreters when required) to the FSF. The training to reinforce the concepts includes demonstrations of the