| Xavier University Army ROTC
Study Guide
Battle Focus Training
1. What is the number one principle of peacetime
training?
Replicate battlefield conditions.
2. What regulation governs Battle Focus Training?
Field Manual 25-101.
3. Should all maintenance be on the unit’s
training schedule?
Yes.
4. What drives the METL development process?
Battle focus.
5. The CSM and key NCOs review and refine the
supporting tasks for two things in each unit. Name those two
things.
- Each skill level in every MOS within the
unit
- CTT
6. Why must the entire METL development process
be understood by NCOs?
So that NCOs can integrate soldier tasks.
7. Training schedules are developed at what
level and approved by whom?
Developed at company level and approved by the
battalion commander.
8. In the military structure, what is the lowest
level that has battle tasks?
Battalion level.
9. What begins the training planning process?
Assessment.
10. Do soldiers have a legal responsibility
to attend scheduled training?
Yes.
11. What is a low density MOS?
An MOS within an organization or unit that is
required but applies to a very small amount of soldiers.
12. Why is it particularly important to train
and monitor low density MOS soldiers?
Sometimes their hours are different and they
get lost in the shuffle and therefore remain untrained if
not monitored and included in training.
13. Primarily, there are three methods used
to present training. What are they?
- Lecture
- Conference
- Demonstration
14. What is a battle drill?
A battle drill is a collective action rapidly
executed without applying a deliberate decision-making process.
15. What is a crew drill?
A crew drill is a collective action that the
crew of a weapon or piece of equipment must perform to use
the weapon or equipment.
16. What is the most difficult task for an AAR
leader?
To avoid turning the discussion into a criteria
or lecture.
17. Where should an AAR take place?
At or near the training site.
18. What is training strategy?
The method used to attain desired levels of
training proficiency on METL.
19. What are post operation checks?
Tasks a unit accomplishes at the conclusion
of training.
20. At the squad and platoon level, who should
attend an After Action review (AAR)?
All members of the squad or platoon should attend
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