Implementing the ALC in the 84th Chemical Battalion:Investing in Our Cadre, Students, and Trainees

摘要

The mission of the 84th Chemical Battalion is to produce warrior leaders who are proud, confident, disciplined, ready, relevant, and resilient. According to The U.S. Army Training Concept-2012-2020 (ATC), "The key to success in this endeavor is the quality of the commanders, cadre, instructors, and the outstanding noncommissioned officers ...."1 The 84th Chemical Battalion, the 3d Chemical Brigade, and the U.S. Army Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear School (USACBRNS) are investing in cadre and overhauling programs of instruction (POIs) to achieve the mission and to create a "bright spot" in the implementation of the The U.S. Army Learning Concept for 2015 (ALC).~2 In this era of persistent conflict and rapidly decreasing resources, we must improve efficiency and maximize training opportunities by overhauling our POIs and investing time and resources in the professional development of our cadre. Several new Army concepts provide a foundation for training Soldiers in today's Army. The Army Capstone Concept; Operational Adaptability: Operating Under Conditions of Uncertainty and Complexity in an Era of Persistent Conflict-2016-2028 (ACC), ALC, ATC, and A Leader Development Strategy for a 21st Century Army (ALDS) provide guidance for institutional training through the next fifteen years. We are applying these concepts to our POIs and lesson plans, while also investing in leader/facilitator development and certification.