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  or battle tasks that it supports. Such skills and proficiencies are key to multiechelon training. Leaders
  recognize and capitalize on the training efficiencies gained by identifying high-payoff tasks.
  METL DEVELOPMENT FOR UNITS WITHOUT A STANDARD METL
  2-13. Units without a standard METL must create one. The standards for many of the collective tasks these
  units routinely perform are published and should be considered for METs if critical to the unit mission. When
  there is no published standard for a task the unit performs, the unit coordinates with the proponent to develop
  and approve it. If developing a METL, units consider the following guidelines in table 2-1.
  Table 2-1. Considerations for developing a unit METL
   Mission-essential tasks are Army collective tasks.
   No more than seven mission-essential tasks.
   Each mission-essential task supports the HQDA-standard METL of the next higher unit (if
  applicable).
   Refer to task training and evaluation outlines (T&EOs) as a resource.
  HQDA Headquarters, Department of the Army METL mission-essential task list
  ASSIGNED MISSION METL
  2-14. The Army sometimes assigns brigade and higher echelons missions that do not fit neatly within their
  Department of the Army standard METL. Through mission analysis and commanders’ dialogue, the unit may
  identify additional METs critical to the success of the mission.
  WEAPONS QUALIFICATION PRIORITIZATION
  2-15. The commander considers the priority of weapons qualification training based on qualification
  frequency specified by AR 350-1, current qualification status of the unit’s organic weapons systems
  (individual, crew-served, platform), and the unit mission. This consideration drives the commander’s
  determination of which weapons systems have priority for training.
  2-16. All Soldiers are expected to qualify on their assigned weapons; however, some Soldiers have a system
  as their primary weapon such as a radar or sensor. These systems also require qualification.
  COLLECTIVE LIVE-FIRE PRIORITIZATION
  2-17. The commander determines collective live-fire prioritization based on the organization’s mission,
  capabilities, and directed requirements by senior commanders. (See appendix I for details about live-fire
  training.)