2003 US Army BRADLEY GUNNERY 503p.pdf - Survival Books

FM 3-22.1Figure 9-2. Bradley platoon training program.9-1. INFANTRY SQUAD TRAININGThe goal of infantry squad training is to qualify squads and platoons on live-fire andbattle-focused collective tasks that support the unit's METL. Squad training shouldparallel crew training. This ensures both crew and squad elements are prepared forintegrated training on BTs III (ISSE) and IV (IPPC), page 9-21; and BTs XI and XII,pages 9-25 and 12-5. The squad leader is the principal trainer for his soldiers' weapons,equipment, and tactical proficiency. Training plans should include equipment training,weapons qualification, movement drills, STXs, and LFXs (Appendix E). Squad trainingcan be grouped into the following levels:a. Preliminary Training. This training starts with weapons and equipmenttraining. Soldiers conduct M16A2 advanced rifle marksmanship training to learn thecombat fire techniques required for squad operations. Soldiers continue preliminarytraining by firing the M203 grenade launcher, M240B and M249 machine guns, the AT4,9-2