text: Appendix A
  Commander’s Training Guidance
  OVERVIEW
  A-1. Commanders provide clear and concise guidance on what is trained, when it is trained, who is trained,
  and why—task and purpose. Prioritizing training acknowledges that units cannot achieve or sustain trained
  proficiency on every task simultaneously. Commanders must clearly articulate what lower priority tasks will
  be trained at a later date. Published training guidance provides subordinate commanders and leaders a clear
  vision of their training expectations giving the unit direction, purpose, and motivation necessary to train
  effectively. Commanders issue formal long-range training guidance annually by publishing annual training
  guidance (ATG) with a long-range training calendar. Mid-range and short-range planning and preparation is
  based on the ATG. Mid-range training guidance is published semi-annually as semi-annual training guidance
  (known as SATG) and quarterly as quarterly training guidance (known as QTG). Commanders make updates
  as required through commander-to-commander dialogues. (See the Army Training Network (ATN) at
  https://atn.army.mil for training guidance.)
  A-2. Commanders issue training guidance annually, semi-annually, and quarterly by communicating
  operations, general thoughts, observations, and status of the command’s training efforts. Situations that
  commanders consider when developing training guidance include—
  * Commander-to-commander dialogues.
  * The command’s current training plans and strategies.
  * Changes in mission-essential task required proficiency, weapons proficiency, or collective live-
  fire proficiency.
  * Publication of senior headquarters ATG.
  * Major changes to training resources availability.
  * Changes in operational environment, threat conditions, or unit regional alignment.
  A-3. The ATG publication is a top-down process that ensures subordinate commanders have the necessary
  training guidance required to formulate their echelon’s long-range training plans and coordinate necessary
  resources. Its fiscal year (FY) framework places a common parameter on planning horizons across echelons.
  This process facilitates subordinate long-range planning and preparation by sequencing higher echelon
  guidance in a timely and predictable fashion that covers a specified timeframe. (See figure A-1 for a sample
  ATG publication timeline.)
  Figure A-1. Example FY 2024 ATG publication timeline by echelon