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The System Training Plan (STRAP) is the plan for individual, unit, institutional and new equipment training required for introducing a new or displaced system into an Army Command (ACOM) or Army Service Component Command (ASCC).
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The System Training Plan (STRAP) documents the overall strategy for training and is developed by the TRADOC proponent for each materiel system. The STRAP is critical for requirements documentation, providing guidance to both training and combat developers, which encourages system development involvement and is required at program initiation. The STRAP offers detailed information that is not present in capabilities documents. As outlined in Army Regulation 350-1, the following information is provided in the STRAP.
- The required training needed in training base schools, as well as the needed training support
- The required training needed for the operators and maintainers of fielded equipment, as well as the needed training support
- The required training needed for unit leaders in order to sustain proficiency after fielding, as well as the needed training support
- The required training needed for tools for knowledge management and web-based self-development, as well as the needed training support
- The required training needed in training support units, as well as the needed training support
- The required capabilities for Training Support Systems for units, schools, mobilization sites, Army training centers, and deployable training capability
- The required integration into non-systems, planned systems, and existing devices, training aids, simulations, and simulators
As described in Army Regulation 350-38, the STRAP is a planning document developed by the TRADOC proponent that addresses the required training, for initial entry training and sustainment training for crews and individuals, for introducing new materiel into the force, including all the necessary resources for training support needed to execute the required training. More detailed information on STRAP timelines and formats, as well as guidance for exceptions and preparation can be found in TRADOC Regulation 350-70.
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Army Regulation 350-1, Army Training and Leader Development Army Regulation 350-38, Training Device Policies and Management TRADOC Regulation 350-70, Systems Approach to Training Management, Processes, and Products
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Required for: The STRAP is required for Army Modernization Training.
Required when: The STRAP and associated multimedia training support products are required to be validated and provided by the first unit equipped date (FUED) by the TRADOC proponent.
Responsible Activity: The training and training support requirements are developed by the Training Developer and validated, as required, by HQDA, DCS, C-3/5/7 Training Directorate.