A Trial Program for Selection to Infantry Training Brigade Company Command

A Trial Program for Selection to Infantry Training Brigade Company Command
Author: Michael D. Matthews
Publisher:
Total Pages: 82
Release: 1999
Genre:
ISBN:

"This research evaluated a trial program in which carefully selected, volunteer senior first lieutenants and junior captains were assigned to U.S. Army Infantry Training Brigade company command prior to completing the Infantry Captains Career Course (ICCC). Pre-ICCC commanders were promised a fellow-on command in an operational unit and served in the ITB command for 11 months, versus the standard 18 months. The job performance, leadership, organizational and training management skills, and turbulence effects of the shorter command tour of captains in the trial program (Pre-ICCC commanders) were compared to captains who assumed command after completing ICCC (Post-ICCC commanders). A combination of surveys and interviews with drill sergeants, battalion commanders, battalion command sergeants major, and the company commanders was conducted. Results showed Pre-ICCC company commanders received as high or higher ratings than Post-ICCC commanders. Turbulence effects were rated as minimal to moderate and were minimized by various management techniques. Battalion commanders spent relatively greater time developing Pre-ICCC commanders, but the Pre-ICCC commanders' great enthusiasm and motivation compensated for their lack of experience.."--DTIC.

Industrial Fire Brigade: Principles and Practice

Industrial Fire Brigade: Principles and Practice
Author: Iafc
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
Total Pages: 864
Release: 2007-12-27
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 144966881X

Fire fighters working within an industrial fire brigade must possess professional competencies not required of other response personnel. Based on NFPA 1081, Standard for Industrial Fire Brigade Member Professional Qualifications, 2007 Edition, Industrial Fire Brigade: Principles and Practice will provide fire fighters with the knowledge necessary to handle fire prevention and protection within workplace environments.

Supporting Training Strategies for Brigade Combat Teams Using Future Combat Systems (FCS) Technologies

Supporting Training Strategies for Brigade Combat Teams Using Future Combat Systems (FCS) Technologies
Author: Michael G. Shanley
Publisher: Rand Corporation
Total Pages: 323
Release: 2007
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0833040200

This study seeks to help the Army identify options to improve its future (i.e., circa 2016) training strategies for Brigade Combat Teams (BCTs) equipped with Future Combat System (FCS) technologies. Key findings are that live training will need to remain at the core of training programs for FCS units, and that adaptation to changing operational requirements will be a primary training challenge. Overall, the findings indicate that planned training enhancements can provide important improvements across a wide spectrum; however, the overall training capability achieved will likely be less than that needed to meet future training requirements. Unit time, the potential for technological advancement, and training budgets were found to be key constraints. While the study stresses greater emphasis on training manpower support in battle command training as the Army's best chance for significant near-term improvement, it concludes that longer-term improvement will depend on how closely the Army monitors and manages its enhancement programs. The process of shaping and balancing future training enhancements, for example, would benefit from better information and improved evaluative capabilities. These changes would be further enhanced by developing better metrics for the quality, quantity, and adaptability of training, by continuing to improve spiral development processes to evolve training methods and means, and by improving the visibility of financial information across training categories.

Training, Tactics, and Leadership in the Confederate Army of Tennessee

Training, Tactics, and Leadership in the Confederate Army of Tennessee
Author: Andrew Haughton
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2000
Genre: History
ISBN: 0714650323

This assessment of the performance of the southern soldiers in the American Civil War of 1861 deals with every aspect of an army from its senior officer to the lowliest private, following every process as the soldier tried to adapt to military life, train, and overcome the enemy.