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1 Copyl 3 FM 21-5 DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY FIELD MANUALMILITARY TRAININGMANAGEMENTHEADQUARTERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMYDECEMBER 1964*FM 21-5 FIELD MANUAL HEADQUARTERSDEPARTMENT OF THE ARMYNo. 21-5 WASHINGTON, , 18 December 1964 MILITARY TRAINING MANAGEMENTP aragraph PagePART ONE. OBJECTIVES, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND CONCEPTSCHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION .. 1-3 22. RESPONSIBILITIES FOR TRAINING .. 4-9 43. ARMY TRAINING STRUCTURES ection I. General ..1 .. 112 6II. Individual TRAINING .. 13-18 7 III. Unit TRAINING ..1 .. 19-23 9 CHAPTER 4. ARMY TRAINING PROGRAMS AND TESTINGS ection I.

2 Army TRAINING Programs .. 24-33 14II. Testing .. 34-35 16 PART TWO. TRAINING MANAGEMENTCHAPTER 5. GUIDANCE AND PLANNING .. 36-44 196. PROGRAMMING .. 45-54 26 APPENDIX I. REFERENCES .. 37II. TYPICAL BATTALION ( TRAINING ) CIRCULAR .. 38 INDEX .. 47* This manual, together with part I, FM 105-5, 17 April 1964, supersedes FM 21-5, 19 August 6692A 1 PART ONEOBJECTIVES, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND CONCEPTSCHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION1. Purpose and Scope personnel to be trained in each MOS isa. This manual is a guide to TRAINING manage- determined by current commitments andment. It provides guidance and assistance to per- the structure of the planned at all levels responsible for TRAINING indi- (2) TRAINING all units of the Army to includeviduals and units.

3 To avoid repetition, the infantry (where appropriate to the assigned mis-battalion is used as the command level for illustrat- sions) TRAINING in unified, joint, and specialing the application of the principles and procedures operations; and wherever practical, train-contained herein. Reserve components and branches ing with forces of allied than infantry can readily adapt these princi- (3) TRAINING individuals and units of the re-ples and procedures to their particular use. serve components of the Army not onactive duty, but required for The material contained herein is applicablewithout modification to both nuclear and non- (4) Maintaining an adequate and progressivenuclear warfare, system of MILITARY education.

4 (5) Maintaining TRAINING installations and fa-c. Users of this publication are encouraged to cilities adequate for TRAINING of individualssubmit recommended changes or comments for its and units for the planned establishment,improvement. Comments should be keyed to the and (within limitation of available funds)specific page, paragraph, and line of text in which capable of rapid expansion to support fullthe change is recommended. Reasons should be pro- for each comment to insure understanding and (6) Evaluating tactics and techniques of Armycomplete evaluation. Comments should be for- combat, combat support, and combat serv-warded direct to the Commandant, United States ice support elements, coordinating with theArmy Infantry School, Fort Benning, Ga.

5 Navy and the Air Force in all aspects ofjoint concern, including those which pertain2. The Army TRAINING Mission to amphibious, airborne, air support, spe-a. To attain and maintain the Army at a state cial weapons, and air defense operational effectiveness which will assure thecapability of closing with and destruction of the 3. MILITARY TRAINING Objectivesenemy through prompt and sustained combat opera- The Army TRAINING mission and its supportingtions on land, including the seizure, defense or tasks can only be accomplished if the following fiveoccupation of land, alone or jointly with the Navy, basic objectives of MILITARY TRAINING are achieved:Air Force, or both, and to conduct effective counter-a.

6 MILITARY Discipline. It is essential that allinsurgency operations including the support ofsoldiers recognize and respect authority and givefriendly or allied counterinsurgency obedience to that authority. Trainingb. The accomplishment of this mission requires- in MILITARY discipline is continuous. Its principles(1) TRAINING all individuals in a MILITARY occu- are applied in every MILITARY activity and everypational specialty (MOS). The number of MILITARY activity reinforces the TAGO 6692Ab. Health, Strength and Endurance. This objec- d. Teamwork. Each individual must be taughttive is essential if soldiers are to withstand the to employ his technical proficiency with other teamrigors and hardships of combat.

7 An army composed members and to operate as a part of that team. Heof men possessing these physical characteristics and must subordinate his own interests to those of themilitary discipline has the foundation for becomingan unconquerable Technical Proficiency. Each individual must e. Tactical Proficiency. This is the ultimate goalpossess sufficient knowledge and achieve the skills of MILITARY TRAINING and is a culmination of all thenecessary to properly perform his assigned s o t l other objectives. It is the ability of the unit toHe must know all aspects of his job must nalso be able to use and maintain thghe operate effectively in combat to accomplish the mis-He must also be able to use and maintain theweapons, equipment, and materiel available in sup- sion stated in its table of organization and equip-port of the mission.

8 6692A 3 CHAPTER 2 RESPONSIBILITIES FOR TRAINING4. General (CG, USCONARC), are set forth in AR 10-7. TheseThe traditional policy of the United States is to responsibilities are further decentralized to the com-maintain an Army of minimum size consistent with manding generals of the Zone of Interior (ZI)the immediate needs of the nation, but one that is Armies and MILITARY District of Washingtoncapable of rapid expansion in the event of a na- (MDW), commandants of continental Unitedtional emergency. This policy demands the ability States (CONUS) service schools, heads of De-to mobilize rapidly.

9 Because time is critical during partment of the Army technical and special staffmobilization, TRAINING requirements must be reduced agencies, and to agencies reporting directly to theto essentials. Peacetime TRAINING must serve to de- Commanding General, USCONARC, as set forthtermine which requirements are essential and must a force ready for immediate combat in theevent of asudden attack. a. Commanding generals of the ZI armies andMDW and the heads of Department of the Army5. Department of the Army TRAINING agencies having TRAINING responsibilities to the CG,Responsibilities USCONARC, are charged with the responsibilitiesThe Department of the Army prepares broad, of-basic, Army-wide policies and plans for TRAINING , (1) Conducting replacement TRAINING , whichand issues periodic directives to accomplish the includes basic combat TRAINING (BCT), fortraining objectives in paragraph 3.

10 TRAINING by all individuals entering the MILITARY serv-units is based on the directives received through the ice, and advanced individual trainingchain of command and conducted in accordance (AIT), which includes common specialistwith guidance furnished in Department of the Army TRAINING , for all personnel destined for alltraining literature. units of the Army in the field. (The term"Army in the field" refers to the individuals6. Oversea Army Command TRAINING and units of the Army intended for use inResponsibilities a theater of operations.) This TRAINING isOversea Army commands are responsible for conducted in Army TRAINING centersimplementing Department of the Army TRAINING (USATC) and when necessary, in TOEpolicies and directives; for conducting specific train- as necessary; for determining and executingtraining requirements generated by operational mis-sions; and for maintaining their units in a high state Strategic Army Corps (STRAC) to insureof operational readiness.