Definition General Info Policies Guides Communities Training Related
DEFINITION
Training systems and devices (or trainers) are acquired to satisfy training deficiencies, reduce training costs, enhance training effectiveness or as an approved strategy in the Army's Combined Arms Training Strategy. They are broadly categorized as either system or nonsystem trainers.
GENERAL INFORMATION/NARRATIVE
They may be standalone, embedded, component level, or appended training devices. System trainers may be either acquired by a system PEO/PM or the Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI) for the PEO/PM. The requirement for system trainers must be documented in the system CD and prioritized and funded with the system.
The PEO STRI has the responsibility to conduct concept formulation for all training devices (system and nonsystem). The system PEO/PM normally provides funding for concept formulation for system training devices.
Concept formulation or AoA consists of a series of analytical or tradeoff studies performed by the PEO STRI in coordination with the SIPT, MATDEV, and TNGDEV to determine the best technical approach for developing and procuring the most cost-effective, proficiency-enhancing and operationally effective trainer.
System trainer requirements are analyzed as a part of new equipment acquisitions. The training system/device capabilities document is prepared by the CBTDEV and provided to the PEO STRI.
Training system/device acquisitions must comply with DODD 5000.1, DODI 5000.2, AR 70-1, and AR 71-9.
PEO STRI has the mission for life-cycle management of all training systems/devices that are LCCS and must ensure that funding requirements are included in the POM. OMA funds are used for LCCS.
(see DA Pam 700-56)
GEIA-STD-0007 Interface: E, Entities, Support Equipment Requirements. Data Entities identified by an "E" in the first position of the entity name are structured to consolidate the pertinent information related to existing or new support/test equipment or training equipment. Much of this information serves as administrative type data for the Support Equipment Recommendation Data (SERD) data exchange set. This information also serves as identification of hardware and software elements required to conduct off-line tests.
G Entities, Skill and Training Requirements. Data Entities beginning with "G" in the first position of the entity name are structured to describe and justify any new or modified personnel skills required to support the system/equipment. The information contained in the E and G Entities can be used to document the need for training devices and the specifications for the training devices.
DODI 5000.2 requires that analysis, T&E results, or independent reviews confirm the adequacy of the proposed maintenance plan and programmed support resources to meet objectives for peacetime readiness and wartime employment. It also requires that the ability to support any system be demonstrated before the system is placed in the hands of the user. The LD is conducted to confirm that support resources and tasks developed to sustain the system will function as intended. The LD data is supplemented by supportability related data obtained during developmental test and
evaluation (DT&E) and OT&E to confirm the correct resources and tasks have been developed. AR 700–127 identifies the LD as a means for satisfying DOD requirements for all acquisition programs.
The LD is a validation process managed by the MATDEV. Maximum use should be made of existing qualitative and quantitative data such as when the item is us ed by another service, industry, or country. In order to minimize cost and schedule risk, existing qualitative and quantitative demonstrations, evaluations, analyses, simulations and testsshould be used to meet LD requirements.The information in the E Entities are used to justify the requirement for new test equipment/tools.
POLICIES, DIRECTIVES, REGULATIONS, LAWS
DODD 5000.1, DODI 5000.2, AR 70-1, and AR 71-9.
BEST PRACTICES, LESSONS LEARNED, STORIES, GUIDES, HANDBOOKS, TEMPLATES, EXAMPLES, TOOLS
COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE
TRAINING RESOURCES
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