JP 1, Doctrine for the Armed Forces of the United States - Defense ...

Joint Force Development
requirements described in the command joint mission-essential task list (JMETL) as well as
theater security cooperation requirements as directed in TCPs.
(2) Tenets of Joint Training. JFCs must integrate and synchronize the actions of
their forces to achieve strategic and operational objectives. Success depends on wellintegrated
command headquarters, supporting organizations, and forces that operate as a
team. The tenets of joint training are intended to guide commanders and agency directors in
developing their joint training plans: use joint doctrine; commanders/agency directors are the
primary trainers; mission focus; train the way you intend to operate; centralize planning,
decentralize execution; and link training and readiness assessments.
(3) End State. The desired end state of joint training is a training and exercise
strategy aligned with the NMS that results in joint force readiness.
(4) Joint Training System (JTS). The JTS is a four-phased methodology that
aligns training strategy with assigned missions to produce trained and ready individuals,
units, and staffs.
(a) The first phase (the Requirements Phase) identifies the required capabilities
identified during mission analyses by commanders or agency directors and their staffs, and
are based on assigned mission responsibilities, commander’s intent, and joint doctrine and
documented in the command/agency JMETL or agency mission-essential task list (AMETL).
(b) The second phase (the Plans Phase) is an analysis of current capabilities
against required capabilities (JMETL/AMETL). Joint training requirements are derived by
analyzing gaps between mission capability requirements and current capability proficiency.
Training methods, modes, and media are determined based on the desired level of
performance, which determines the type of training events required.
(c) The third phase (the Execution Phase) refines and finalizes, executes, and
evaluates training events scheduled during the plans phase. Following execution,
command/agency trainers collect the task performance observations for each training
objective, conduct analysis, and make a formal recommendation as training proficiency
evaluations on whether the training audience achieved the training objective.
(d) The fourth phase (the Assessments Phase) completes the joint training
cycle and begins the next cycle as an input to future training plans. It focuses on the
organization’s capability to accomplish its assigned missions. It may also impact near-term
training if critical shortcomings or deficiencies in a command’s proficiency, or in overall
joint procedures, are identified.
(5) Although the process is deliberate in concept, it is flexible in execution. The
JTS is a systematic approach to assist commanders in ensuring readiness levels required in
their command are met through effective joint training. This approach assists in identifying
the functional responsibilities of assigned individuals and organizations in the form of tasks,
conditions, and standards; identifying events and resources to accomplish required training;
conducting and evaluating training audience performance; and assessing their ability to
perform assigned mission tasks in the training environment.
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