Reproduced From Best Available Copy DESIGN OF A SMALL UNIT DRILL TRAINING SYSTEM

__Combat _ readinessis criicdaldlydependent on unit training programs 1which units have difficulty in constructing and executing in a straight-forward, efficient manner. Cutbacks in TRADOC resources for resident institutional training have plared a heavy individual-soldier-training load on units, whereas units traditionally have concentrated on collective training which builds on those individual skills imparted at the schools and training centers. Furthermore, th2 collective-training loa4 in units has itself effectively grown through adoption of the relatively unstruc-tured Army Training and Evaluation Program (ARTEP), with its many mission-: and task-training requirements, in place of the highly structured step-by-1 step Army training Programs. And all the while, the time available to prepare for and conduct training in units has effectively shrunk for a.variety of reasons. This paper first depicts the major problems confront-ing combat urit training, and then describes a significant unit training innovation recently designed by ARI. 'Background. A brief description of an earlier project (1), which aimed t