AGR Training NCO Board Study Guide
What does ATRRS stand for and what does it do? - correct answer The Army Training Requirements and Resources System is the Army System of record for training. The online tool integrates manpower requirements for individual training. It establishes Army training requirements, determines training programs, manages class schedules, allocated class quotas, makes seat reservations and records student
attendance. The system supports the planning, programming, budgeting and program execution phases of the training process.
ATRRS provides critical support for these three primary objectives: - correct answer 1. Centralization of training requirements and resources data
2. Management of input to training
3. Evaluation of program execution
Who is responsible for training soldiers? - correct answer As leaders it is our responsibility to train our subordinates. AR 600-20, Army Command policy states "The commander is responsible for training." While the commander is responsible for everything that happens or fails to happen, it is the noncommissioned officers that assist the commander in accomplishing the tasks put at hand.
What are the tasks NCO's are supposed to assist with? - correct answer - Transmitting, instilling, and ensuring the efficacy of the professional Army ethic.
-Planning and conducting the day-to-day unit operations within prescribed policies and directives
-Training of enlisted soldiers in their MOS's as well as the basic skills and attributes of a solider
-Supervising unit physical fitness training and ensuring that unit soldiers coply with the weight and appearance standards of AR 600-9 and AR 670-1
-Teaching soldiers the history of the Army, to include military customs, courtesies and traditions. -Caring for individual soldiers and their families both on and off duty
-Teaching soldiers the mission of the unit and developing individual training programs to support the mission
-Accounting for and maintaining individual arms and equipment of enlisted soldiers and unit equipment under their control. -Administering and monitoring the NCODP and other unit training programs (Noncommissioned Officer's
Development Program)
-Achieving and maintaining courage, candor, competence, commitment and compassion.
What is the purpose of company meetings? - correct answer The objectives of the company training meeting are to review completed training, deconflict training issues, plan and prepare future training, and exchange timely training information between participants. With these objectives in mind, the training meeting process can be described as a three-phase opertation:
-Phase 1: Assessment (completed training)
-Phase 2: Coordination
-Phase 3: Future planning
How often are they conducted? - correct answer Training meetings are conducted weekly (Monthly for RC) at platoon and company level and are primary forum for providing guidance for forming the training schedules.
What is DTMS? - correct answer The Digital Training Management System. It is a web-based commercial off the shelf software application customized to implement the concepts in Field Manual 7-0, Training for Full Spectrum Operations.
What is some of the functions of DTMS? - correct answer DTMS provides the ability to plan, resource, and manage unit and individual training at all levels. The DTMS is used for Mission Essential Task List
What does ATRRS stand for and what does it do? - correct answer The Army Training Requirements and Resources System is the Army System of record for training. The online tool integrates manpower requirements for individual training. It establishes Army training requirements, determines training programs, manages class schedules, allocated class quotas, makes seat reservations and records student
attendance. The system supports the planning, programming, budgeting and program execution phases of the training process.
ATRRS provides critical support for these three primary objectives: - correct answer 1. Centralization of training requirements and resources data
2. Management of input to training
3. Evaluation of program execution
Who is responsible for training soldiers? - correct answer As leaders it is our responsibility to train our subordinates. AR 600-20, Army Command policy states "The commander is responsible for training." While the commander is responsible for everything that happens or fails to happen, it is the noncommissioned officers that assist the commander in accomplishing the tasks put at hand.
What are the tasks NCO's are supposed to assist with? - correct answer - Transmitting, instilling, and ensuring the efficacy of the professional Army ethic.
-Planning and conducting the day-to-day unit operations within prescribed policies and directives
-Training of enlisted soldiers in their MOS's as well as the basic skills and attributes of a solider
-Supervising unit physical fitness training and ensuring that unit soldiers coply with the weight and appearance standards of AR 600-9 and AR 670-1
-Teaching soldiers the history of the Army, to include military customs, courtesies and traditions. -Caring for individual soldiers and their families both on and off duty
-Teaching soldiers the mission of the unit and developing individual training programs to support the mission
-Accounting for and maintaining individual arms and equipment of enlisted soldiers and unit equipment under their control. -Administering and monitoring the NCODP and other unit training programs (Noncommissioned Officer's
Development Program)
-Achieving and maintaining courage, candor, competence, commitment and compassion.
What is the purpose of company meetings? - correct answer The objectives of the company training meeting are to review completed training, deconflict training issues, plan and prepare future training, and exchange timely training information between participants. With these objectives in mind, the training meeting process can be described as a three-phase opertation:
-Phase 1: Assessment (completed training)
-Phase 2: Coordination
-Phase 3: Future planning
How often are they conducted? - correct answer Training meetings are conducted weekly (Monthly for RC) at platoon and company level and are primary forum for providing guidance for forming the training schedules.
What is DTMS? - correct answer The Digital Training Management System. It is a web-based commercial off the shelf software application customized to implement the concepts in Field Manual 7-0, Training for Full Spectrum Operations.
What is some of the functions of DTMS? - correct answer DTMS provides the ability to plan, resource, and manage unit and individual training at all levels. The DTMS is used for Mission Essential Task List
