Training Army Training and Leader Development

1 army Regulation 350 1 TrainingArmy Trainingand LeaderDevelopmentHeadquartersDepartment of the ArmyWashington, DC3 August 2007 UNCLASSIFIEDSUMMARY of CHANGEAR 350 1 army Training and Leader DevelopmentThis rapid action revision dated 3 August 2007--o Eliminates the requirement that annual ethics Training be provided to allArmy personnel in-person, but retains the annual ethics Training requirementfor all filers of financial disclosure reports and contracting officers,although Training need not be in-person, while giving commanders andsupervisors the discretion to designate other army personnel required toreceive ethics Training (chap 1).o Adds SF 278 (Executive Branch Personnel Public Financial Disclosure Report)and OGE Form 450 (Executive Branch Confidential Financial Disclosure Report)to the reference section (appendix A).

2 Specifically, this major revision, dated 13 January 2006--o Changes the title from army Training and Education to army Training and Consolidates AR 350-17 into AR Provides general Training guidance for the army force generation (chap 1).o Updates description of the army Training System to accommodate Field manual7-0, Field manual 7-1, and army Training Strategy (chap 1).o Captures changes in management processes for the army Training System andspecifically recognizes the role of the Distributed Learning Council ofColonels, the Munitions Council of Colonels, and the Training Support workinggroup in supporting the Training and Leader Development General OfficerSteering Committee (chap 1).o Describes the Training Support System that supports all army Training domains(chap 1).

3 O Changes the frequency of the army physical fitness test for record from atleast twice a year to at least once a year for army Reserve Troop ProgramUnits (chap 1).o Provides information and establishes guidance on the army physical fitnesstest for Soldiers 55 years of age and older (chap 1).o Provides guidance on physical Training programs for deploying units (chap 1).o Provides guidance on the Permissive Parachute Program for selected qualifiedpersonnel (chap 1).o Establishes requirements for sexual assault prevention and response trainingin initial entry Training , professional military education, predeploymenttraining, and unit refresher Training (chaps 1 and 2).o Opens attendance for selected senior noncommissioned officers of all Servicesto other service schools for Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy (chap 1and chap 3).

4 O Incorporates responsibilities of the Installation Management Agency (chap2).o Suspends conditional promotions for enlisted Soldiers (sergeant throughsergeant first class (chap 3).o Implements intermediate level education within the Intermediate StaffOfficer Education System to replace the existing Command and General StaffCollege Course (chap 3).o Eliminates Combined Arms and Service Staff School at Fort Leavenworth andabsorbs essential learning into the Officers Advanced Course programs ofinstruction and Advanced Distributed Learning within the Captains CareerCourse (chap 3).o Establishes the army physical fitness test as a graduation requirement forall recruiting courses (chap 3).o Revises phase completion time requirements and Training opportunities foradvanced noncommissioned officers and basic noncommissioned officerstraining (chap 3).)

5 O Suspends the requirement to pass an army physical fitness test for the BasicNoncommissioned Officer Course core Training , Phase I (chap 3).o Eliminates the Advanced Noncommissioned Officers Course, Phase I (commoncore) Training (chap 3).o Waives the 6-month re-enrollment wait period requirement for the WarriorLeader Course (chap 3).o Revises guidance for military and Department of the army civilian positionsthat require Senior Service College education (chap 3).o Provides information and guidance on officer professional Development and theNoncommissioned Officer Development Program (chap 4).o Specifies that unit Training programs will support army force generationrequirements and timelines and ensures unit proficiency in directed missions,or, in the absence of a directed mission, ensures unit proficiency in coremission essential tasks the unit was designed to perform across the full rangeof military operations in a contemporary operating environment (chap 4).

6 O Requires unit commanders to implement combatives Training as a regular partof the unit s Training program (chap 4).o Requires unit commanders to annually conduct Level B, Law of War Training ,which includes the proper treatment of detainees (chap 4).o Incorporates unit set fielding policy, and directs unit set fielding forlifecycle units during reset, whenever practical (chap 5).o Recognizes the program or project manager as the total lifecycle systemmanager, responsible for operator/crew/maintainer Training and trainingsupport; that is, responsible for providing operator/crew/maintainertraining during new equipment Training and for providing Training support foroperator/crew/maintainer Training during new equipment Training , in unitsafter new equipment Training , and in army Training and Doctrine Commandschools (chap 5).

7 O Recognizes the Training developer s responsibility for unit Training andtraining support; that is, responsible for providing doctrine and tacticstraining and for providing Training support for unit Training during doctrineand tactics Training , in units after new equipment Training , and in ArmyTraining and Doctrine Command schools (chap 5).HeadquartersDepartment of the ArmyWashington, DC3 August 2007 TrainingArmy Training and Leader Development * army Regulation 350 1 Effective 3 September 2007 History. This publication is a rapid actionr e v i s i o n . T h e p o r t i o n s a f f e c t e d b y t h i sr a p i d a c t i o n r e v i s i o n a r e l i s t e d i n t h esummary of This regulation consolidatesp o l i c y a n d g u i d a n c e f o r A r m y t r a i n i n gand Leader Development and supports af u l l s p e c t r u m , f o r c e p r o j e c t i o n , e x p e d i -tionary This regulation applies tot h e A c t i v e A r m y , t h e A r m y N a t i o n a lGuard/ army National Guard of the UnitedStates, and the army Reserve unlessotherwise stated.

8 During mobilization, theproponent may modify the policies andprocedures contained in this and exception proponent of this regulation is Dep-uty Chief of Staff, G 3/5/7. The propo-n e n t h a s t h e a u t h o r i t y t o a p p r o v eexceptions or waivers to this regulationthat are consistent with controlling lawand regulations. The proponent may dele-gate this approval authority, in writing, toa d i v i s i o n c h i e f w i t h i n t h e p r o p o n e n tagency or its direct reporting unit or fieldoperating agency, in the grade of colonelor the civilian equivalent. Activities mayrequest a waiver to this regulation by pro-v i d i n g j u s t i f i c a t i o n t h a t i n c l u d e s a f u l lanalysis of the expected benefits and musti n c l u d e f o r m a l r e v i e w b y t h e a c t i v i t y ssenior legal officer.

9 All waiver requestswill be endorsed by the commander ors e n i o r l e a d e r o f t h e r e q u e s t i n g a c t i v i t yand forwarded through their higher head-quarters to the policy proponent. Refer toAR 25 30 for specific management control regulation contains management con-trol provisions, but does not identify keym a n a g e m e n t c o n t r o l s t h a t m u s t b u p p l e m e n t a t i o n . S u p p l e m e n t a t i o n o fthis regulation and establishment of com-mand and local forms are prohibited with-out prior approval from the Deputy Chiefof Staff, G 3/5/7 (DAMO TRZ), Wash-ington, DC 20310 improvements.

10 Users arei n v i t e d t o s e n d c o m m e n t s o r s u g g e s t e dimprovements on DA Form 2028 (Recom-m e n d e d C h a n g e s t o P u b l i c a t i o n s a n dBlank Forms) directly to the Deputy Chiefo f S t a f f , G 3 / 5 / 7 , A T T N : D A M O T R ,Washington, DC 20310 This publication is availa-ble in electronic media only and is in-tended for command levels A, B, C, D,and E for the Active army , the ArmyNational Guard/ army National Guard oft h e U n i t e d S t a t e s , a n d t h e U . S . A r m (Listed by paragraph and page number)Chapter 1 Introduction, page 1 Section IOverview, page 1 Purpose 1 1, page 1 References 1 2, page 1 Explanation of abbreviations and terms 1 3, page 1 Section IIArmy Mission and Force Generation, page 1 army mission and strategic goal 1 4, page 1 Restructuring into a modular force 1 5, page 1*This regulation supersedes AR 350 1, dated 13 January 350 1 3 August 2007iUNCLASSIFIEDC ontents ContinuedForce generation 1 6, page 1 Section IIIG oals and Objectives of army Training , page 2 The Training challenge 1 7, page 2 army Training goals and objectives 1 8, page 2 Section IVArmy Training System.