text: Training Meetings
  Class Status
  I (rations) Amber (requirements acknowledged by BN S-4)
  III (POL: petroleum, oils, Amber (POL requirements submitted to BN S-4)
  and lubricants)
  IV (construction materials) Green (materials on hand)
  V (ammunition) Amber (DA Form 581 [Request for Issue and Turn-In of
  Ammunition] submitted to BN)
  VIII (medical) Green (BN medical support will be on site)
  CPT Sprague reiterates that without resources coordinated early, they will not be
  available at the start of training. Resources are a critical component to a challenging
  and effective FTX.
  T-7: CPT Sprague issues the FTX order. She specified the company’s training
  objectives, her intent, and details of logistic support and leader responsibilities. She
  also includes details on the company’s evaluation plan and leader development plan.
  T-6: CPT Sprague provides a signed training schedule to LTC Taylor Greene, her
  battalion commander. Once the training schedule is signed, training is protected from
  training distracters. CPT Sprague knows that any significant modifications to her
  signed training schedule requires battalion commander level approval for changes
  between Weeks T-6 through T-4, brigade commander level approval for changes
  between Weeks T-3 through T-2, and division commander level approval for any
  changes inside Week T-1. She recalls her brigade commander telling her during her
  initial counseling that consistent changes within two weeks of training indicate a failure
  to accurately plan unit training or protect it from un-forecasted distracters.
  T-5: Complete supporting plans and products. These include the tactical plan,
  opposing force (OPFOR) plan (if required), master scenario events list (MSEL),
  evaluation plan, and leader development plan. Platoon leaders complete a risk
  assessment to include DD Form 2977 (Deliberate Risk Assessment Worksheet) and
  submit it to CPT Sprague for review and approval. Platoon leaders will brief their plans
  to mitigate any safety risk prior to the FTX. Subsequently, CPT Sprague then
  completes a DD Form 2977 for the company and provides it to LTC Greene for
  approval.
  T-4: Leader certifications are completed. This includes the certifications for (not limited
  to) leaders, weapons, equipment, ranges, and the OPFOR required to conduct the
  FTX. Certification is a measure of individual, crew, or team technical proficiency.
  T-3: Leaders and Soldiers are prepared and rehearsals conducted. CPT Sprague
  emphasizes the value of rehearsals:
   Identify weak points in the plan.
   Teach effective training techniques.
   Coach trainers until they feel comfortable.
   Ensure safety and environmental considerations are met and updated.
   Determine if subordinate leaders are tactically and technically proficient.
   Determine how leaders will evaluate Soldier and unit performance.
   Evaluate subordinate leader competencies and provide feedback.
   Give subordinates confidence in their ability to train or operate.