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Evaluation of Land Force Readiness and Training March 2011 1258-169 (CRS) Chief Review Services Evaluation of Land Force Readiness and Training Final – March 2011 Table of Contents Acronyms and Abbreviations .............................................................................i Results in Brief....................................................................................................v Part I—Introduction ............................................................................................1 Background .......................................................................................................1 Aim....................................................................................................................3 Objectives .........................................................................................................3 Scope ................................................................................................................4 Methodology......................................................................................................4 Limitations .........................................................................................................6 Description of the Land Force Training and Readiness Program......................6 PART II—Current Land Force Training and Readiness .................................12 General ...........................................................................................................12 Training Rationalization...................................................................................12 Individual Training ...........................................................................................13 Individual Training Direction.........................................................................13 Land Force Institutional Individual Training .................................................14 Leadership Development.............................................................................15 CTC Instructor Shortfalls—the TCEP/ITCB Solution ...................................16 Course Standards........................................................................................18 Training Equipment and Vehicles ................................................................19 Ranges and Training Areas .........................................................................21 Individual Training Evaluation and Validation ..............................................22 Centres of Excellence..................................................................................23 Canadian Forces Land Advanced Warfare Centre ......................................24 Individual Training Summary .......................................................................25 Collective Training...........................................................................................25 Collective Training Defined..........................................................................25 Managing the Road to High Readiness .......................................................26 Centrally Managed Vehicle and Equipment Training Fleets ........................26 Collective Training Personnel Issues...........................................................27 Training Synchronization with the Navy and the Air Force ..........................28 Canadian Manoeuvre Training Centre.........................................................29 Use of Simulation in Training.......................................................................31 Performance Measurement .........................................................................32 Collective Training Summary.......................................................................34 Land Force Operational Readiness and Sustainment.....................................34 Readiness and Sustainability Defined .........................................................34 Readiness and Sustainment........................................................................35 Value for Money...........................................................................................36 Current Readiness and Sustainment Summary...........................................37 Chief Review Services 1/2 Evaluation of Land Force Readiness and Training Final – March 2011 PART III—Army Reorientation 2012 ................................................................39 General ...........................................................................................................39 Strategic Direction Revisited ...........................................................................40 The Future Security Environment....................................................................40 Adaptability and Partnership / Future Shocks and Full-Spectrum Operations.41 Readiness, Complexity and Affordability.........................................................42 Army Commander’s Intent...............................................................................43 Managed Readiness .......................................................................................43 Land Forces Personnel Strength.....................................................................44 Land Reserves ................................................................................................44 Post-2011 Army Individual and Collective Training .........................................45 Training Management .....................................................................................45 Individual Training ...........................................................................................46 Training Capacity ............................................................................................47 Training Content and Standards .....................................................................47 Training Methodologies...................................................................................48 Collective Training...........................................................................................51 Equipment .......................................................................................................51 Infrastructure ...................................................................................................52 Sustainment ....................................................................................................53 Army Reorientation 2012 Summary ................................................................53 Annex A—Management Action Plan ............................................................. A-1 Annex B—Force Generation Task Organization Matrix............................... B-1 Annex C—Training Levels ............................................................................. C-1 Annex D—Land Force Systems Approach to Training (LFSAT)................. D-1 Annex E—Evaluation Matrix .......................................................................... E-1 Annex F—Land Readiness and Training Logic Model ................................ F-1 Chief Review Services 2/2 Evaluation of Land Force Readiness and Training Final – March 2011 Acronyms and Abbreviations AITA Army Individual Training Authority ALLC Army Lessons Learned Centre APS Active Posting Season Armd Armoured ARTMN FD Artilleryman, Field Arty Artillery ATA Army Training Authority BG Battle Group BP Battle Procedure BTS Battle Task Standards Canada COM Canada Command CANFORGEN Canadian Forces General Message CAS Chief of the Air Staff CAX Computer Assisted Exercise CBRN Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Cbt Engr Combat Engineer CCSO Command Chief Standards Officer CDA Canadian Defence Academy CDS Chief of the Defence Staff CEFCOM Canadian Expeditionary Force Command CF Canadian Forces CFB Canadian Forces Base CFDS Canada First Defence Strategy CFITES Canadian Forces Individual Training and Education System CFLAWC Canadian Forces Land Advanced Warfare Centre CFSEME Canadian Forces School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering CFTPO Canadian Forces Tasks, Plans and Operations CLS Chief of the Land Staff CMBG Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group CMP Chief of Military Personnel CMS Chief of the Maritime Staff CMTC Canadian Manoeuvre Training Centre Chief Review Services i/ix Evaluation of Land Force Readiness and Training Final – March 2011 CoE Centre of Excellence COEFOR Contemporary Operational Environment Force COIN Counter-insurgency Crmn Crewman CRS Chief Review Services CSO Command Standards Officer CTC Combat Training Centre DART Disaster Assistance Response Team DAT Director Army Training DLFR Director Land Force Readiness DLSE Director Land Synthetic Environment DND Department of National Defence Dvr Driver EME Electrical-Mechanical Engineer Engr Engineer EX Exercise Fmn CoE Formation Centre of Excellence FTE Full-Time Equivalent FTX Field Training Exercise FY Fiscal Year Gnr Gunner HQ Headquarters IBTS Individual Battle Task Standards Inf Infantry Infmn Infantryman IOC Initial Operational Capability IT Information Technology IT&E Individual Training and Education ITCB Individual Training Cadre Backfill JIMP Joint, Interagency, Multinational and Public L Level LAV Light Armoured Vehicle LF Land Forces LFA Land Force Area Chief Review Services ii/ix Evaluation of Land Force Readiness and Training