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FM 7-0 TRAINING JUNE 2021 DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTION: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. This publication supersedes FM 7-0, dated 5 October 2016. HEADQUARTERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY Foreword Winning matters! There is no second place or honorable mention in combat. We win by developing cohesive teams that are highly trained, disciplined, and fit. We win by doing the right things the right way. We win through our people. FM 7-0, Training, describes how the Army trains our people to compete, fight, and win, because the best fighting forces in the world ensure their small units and individuals are masters of their craft. The operational environment has evolved, we must reenergize our training efforts to be able to compete with, and if called upon, defeat near-peer adversaries through large-scale combat operations as part of the Joint Force. Our training must be highly focused and designed to deliver units that are well trained and confident in their abilities to fight and win anywhere, against any enemy. Our training will develop trust and confidence in our doctrine, our equipment, our leaders, our teammates, and ourselves. Our training programs must generate demonstrated tactical and technical competence, confidence, and initiative in our Soldiers and their leaders. Commanders are the primary trainers. Commanders set the standard and provide guidance, direction, and purpose. They link unit training to winning in competition, crisis, and conflict. Noncommissioned officers enforce these standards and provide their commanders with timely, accurate, and candid feedback. They do this through direct leadership by linking Soldier and crew training performance to unit collective training. Working together, commanders and NCOs ensure that Soldiers, crews, small teams, and units achieve mastery of their craft. I expect leaders in all organizations, at every echelon, to know, understand, and apply the concepts in this manual. People First, Winning Matters, Army Strong! MICHAEL A. GRINSTON JAMES C. MCCONVILLE SERGEANT MAJOR, UNITED STATES ARMY GENERAL, UNITED STATES ARMY SERGEANT MAJOR OF THE ARMY CHIEF OF STAFF This publication is available at the Army Publishing Directorate site (https://armypubs.army.mil/) and the Central Army Registry site (https://atiam.train.army.mil/catalog/dashboard). To receive APD’s weekly publishing update, subscribe at https://armypubs.army.mil/News/RssInstructions.aspx. *FM 7-0 Field Manual Headquarters No. 7-0 Department of the Army Washington, DC, 14 June 2021 TRAINING Contents Page PREFACE..................................................................................................................... v INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................ vii Chapter 1 TRAINING MANAGEMENT ...................................................................................... 1-1 Overview .................................................................................................................... 1-1 Training Proficiency ................................................................................................... 1-1 Principles of Training ................................................................................................. 1-1 Senior Leaders and Training ..................................................................................... 1-4 Training as Leader Development .............................................................................. 1-5 Training Management Cycle...................................................................................... 1-5 Chapter 2 PRIORITIZING TRAINING ........................................................................................ 2-1 Overview .................................................................................................................... 2-1 Mission-Essential Task .............................................................................................. 2-1 Army Standard Mission-Essential Task Lists ............................................................ 2-1 Mission-Essential Task Prioritization ......................................................................... 2-1 METL Development for Units Without a Standard METL .......................................... 2-3 Assigned Mission METL ............................................................................................ 2-3 Weapons Qualification Prioritization .......................................................................... 2-3 Collective Live-Fire Prioritization ............................................................................... 2-3 Chapter 3 PLANNING AND PREPARATION ............................................................................ 3-1 Overview .................................................................................................................... 3-1 Training Battle Rhythm .............................................................................................. 3-1 Long-Range Planning and Preparation ..................................................................... 3-1 Mid-Range Planning and Preparation ....................................................................... 3-5 Short-Range Planning and Preparation .................................................................... 3-6 Chapter 4 EXECUTION .............................................................................................................. 4-1 Overview .................................................................................................................... 4-1 Leader Roles in Execution......................................................................................... 4-1 Presenting and Performing Training .......................................................................... 4-1 Live-Fire Training ....................................................................................................... 4-2 Simulations ................................................................................................................ 4-3 Leveraging Multiechelon Training and Live, Virtual, and Constructive Training ....... 4-3 Training Techniques .................................................................................................. 4-4 After Action Review ................................................................................................... 4-5 Recording Results ..................................................................................................... 4-5 DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTION: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. *This publication supersedes FM 7-0, dated 5 October 2016. 14 June 2021 FM 7-0 i Contents Chapter 5 EVALUATION AND ASSESSMENT ........................................................................ 5-1 Overview ................................................................................................................... 5-1 Evaluation ................................................................................................................. 5-1 Assessment ............................................................................................................... 5-2 Appendix A COMMANDER’S TRAINING GUIDANCE ................................................................ A-1 Appendix B TASK CROSSWALK ................................................................................................ B-1 Appendix C INDIVIDUAL TRAINING ........................................................................................... C-1 Appendix D TRAINING AND EVALUATION OUTLINES ............................................................ D-1 Appendix E TRAINING MEETINGS ............................................................................................. E-1 Appendix F TRAINING EXERCISES ........................................................................................... F-1 Appendix G LANE TRAINING ...................................................................................................... G-1 Appendix H EXTERNAL EVALUATION ...................................................................................... H-1 Appendix I LIVE-FIRE TRAINING ............................................................................................... I-1 Appendix J TRAINING ENVIRONMENTS ................................................................................... J-1 Appendix K AFTER ACTION REVIEWS ...................................................................................... K-1 SOURCE NOTES ............................................................................... Source Notes-1 GLOSSARY ................................................................................................ Glossary-1 REFERENCES ........................................................................................ References-1 INDEX ............................................................................................................... Index-1 Figures Figure 1-1. Sustaining unit training proficiency within a band of excellence ................................. 1-3 Figure 1-2. The training management cycle .................................................................................. 1-6 Figure 2-1. The unit METL is based on the unit’s mission and capabilities ................................... 2-1 Figure 3-1. Sample crawl-walk-run training events ......................................................................