Warrior Skills Level 1 - Leader Development for Army Professionals

. Plan the training. Plan individual training based on the unit’s
training plan. Be prepared to take advantage of opportunities to conduct
individual training (“hip pocket” training).
c. Gather the training references and materials. The task summaries
list references that can assist the trainer in preparing for the training of that
task. The Reimer Digital Library provides current training materials.
d. Manage risks and environmental and safety concerns. Assess the
risks involved with training a specific task regarding the conditions current
at the time of training and, if necessary, implement controls to reduce the
risk level. Ensure that training preparation takes into account those
cautions, warnings, and dangers associated with each task as well as
environmental and safety concerns (FM 5-19).
e. Train each Soldier. Demonstrate to the Soldier how to do the task
with standard proficiency and explain (step by step) how to do the task.
Give each Soldier the opportunity to practice the task step by step.
f. Check each Soldier. Evaluate how well each Soldier performs the
tasks in this manual. Conduct these evaluations during individual training
sessions or while evaluating individual proficiencies when conducting unit
collective tasks. This manual provides a training and evaluation guide for
each task to enhance the NCO’s ability to conduct year-round, hands-on
evaluations of tasks critical to the unit's mission. Use the information in
the AWT plan (chapter 2) as a guide to determine how often to train
Soldiers using each task to maintain proficiency.
g. Record the results. Use the leader book referred to in FM 7-1 to
record task performance. This gives the leader total flexibility with the
methods of recording training tasks. The trainer may use DA Form 5164-R
(Hands-on Evaluation) and DA Form 5165-R (Field Expedient Squad
Book) as part of the leader book. These forms are optional and
reproducible anywhere.
h. Retrain and evaluate. Work with each Soldier until he/she
performs the task to standard. Well-planned, integrated training increases
the professional competence of each Soldier and contributes to the
development of an efficient unit. The NCO or first-line supervisor is a
vital link to the conduct of training.
1-5. SOLDIER’S RESPONSIBILITIES
Each Soldier must be able to perform the individual tasks that the first-line
supervisor has identified based on the unit's METL. The Soldier must
perform the task to the standard listed in this SMCT. If a Soldier has a
question about how to do a task, or which tasks in this manual he or she
must perform, it is the Soldier’s responsibility to go to the first-line
supervisor for clarification. The first-line supervisor knows how to
perform each task or can direct the Soldier to the appropriate training
materials. In addition, each Soldier should—
a. Know the training steps for both the WTBD and the
MOS-specific critical tasks for his or her skill level. A list of the critical
tasks is found in chapter 2 of this manual and the STP for the specific
MOS (MOS-specific tasks).
STP 21-1-SMCT 2 May 2011 1-3