text: Training Meetings
  Notional Situational Training Exercise
  CPT Ronald Jackson, commander of Company C, 1-78th IN, during the development
  of his company’s long-range training plan, determined that the company must prioritize
  company training on his company’s prioritized mission-essential task list (METL) task
  07-CO-1092 Conduct an Attack - Rifle Company. His annual training plan was
  subsequently briefed to the brigade commander at the annual training briefing (ATB)
  and approved. He then published his annual training guidance (ATG), which included
  guidance to the platoon leaders that the platoon-level training during a designated
  training time would focus on platoon battle task 07-PLT-1092 Conduct an Attack and
  that the platoon-level training would culminate with a conduct an attack situational
  training exercise (STX). CPT Jackson allocated training time and resources for platoon
  level STXs to position the company to achieve a T proficiency rating in this prioritized
  mission-essential task (MET) as well as master designated platoon-level battle tasks.
  He knows that conducting platoon level STXs prior to the company field training
  exercise will position the company to achieve a T proficiency rating in this prioritized
  MET. CPT Jackson also knows that according to FM 7-0 and his own personal
  experience, STXs are ideal for this training because they are task-based, limited
  exercises designed to train a collective task, or a group of related tasks and drills—in
  this case the platoon battle task, Conduct an Attack.
  As the training approaches, CPT Jackson reviews the training event during the weekly
  company training meeting to ensure proper planning and resourcing of the training
  event. He emphasizes that each platoon leader must review the standards for this
  training and evaluation outline (T&EO) as well as understand the criteria it will take to
  achieve a T proficiency rating. He reiterates the importance of executing the nested
  individual tasks and lower echelon battle tasks to standard during the execution of
  platoon STX because they are the building blocks of higher echelon training.
  CPT Jackson also noted that this STX was a great opportunity for leader development.
  While he would be evaluating the performance of the platoon leaders, each platoon
  leader must have a solid plan to evaluate their subordinate leaders. Task 07-PLT-1092
  has several steps identified as Leader Steps and will provide excellent opportunities
  for them to work on leader skills within the platoon when executing this task. He
  reminded them that FM 6-22 was the Army’s doctrine for leader development and
  encouraged them to review it prior to the STX.
  As a general scheme of maneuver for both the dry-fire and live-fire phases of the STX,
  CPT Jackson reviews the general maneuver graphic: