WARRIOR

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WARRIOR CHALLENGE 2005
LTC Todd Messitt DMI qt4183_at_usma.edu X8297 Dates
of Execution 9-10 Jun, 17-18 Jun, 2-3 Jul, 9-10
Jul
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Agenda

• Lessons Learned from CST 04
• Task List (CCTs/MPRTs)
• Task Organization
• Committee Site Concept
• Sketch
• Daily Timeline
• Resources/Ammo (Updated)
• Issues

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Purpose
Provide a challenging, physically demanding
training event for 1st and 2nd Class Cadets that
focuses on individual and collective tasks to
build a cohesive Chain of Command, identify
strengths and weaknesses and prepare CST Cadre to
lead cadets during summer training. Test the
Cadets ability to react to the unknown.
ABILITY FOR AGILITY
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Lessons Learned

• Cadets want more team-building exercises Add
  Warrior Comp and sustain Day 2 schedule
• Reduce the time spent at Land Nav waiting for
  Night Land Nav
• Sustain the peer assessment
• Continue to keep the TAC team involved

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Training Tasks

• 5 Common Core Tasks
• CCT 10 - Maintain an M16A2
• CCT 11 - Engage the Enemy with an M16A2
• CCT 22 - Navigate From One Point to Another
  Point
• CCT 50 - Motivate Subordinates
• CCT 5 - Conduct Troop Leading Procedures
• 3 MPRTs
• Footmarches
• Water Obstacle Course
• Night Land Navigation

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Task Organization
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Concept of Operation

• Setup/Recovery by subcommittee
• Four iterations CBTI/CBTII, CFTI/CFTII
• Each Company Chain of Command moves as a group
  through each station

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Concept of Operation
PCI/Issue Peer Assessments (Land Nav 2) Day Land
Nav (Land Nav 2) Map Reading Test (Land Nav
2) WPN Zero (RNG 4) WPN Qual (RNG 11) Warrior
Comp (H Lot) TA-50 Layout (Land Nav 2) Night Land
Nav (Land Nav 2) Foot Movement to Camp Buckner
Parade Field (Sleep Plan) Leaders Reaction
Course (LRC) Boat Movement/Competition
(Stillwell) Shooting Competition (RNG 5) Water
Obstacle Course (Recondo) Truck back to CBT
HOOAH Supper
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Warrior Challenge Timeline
FRAGO1
FRAGO2
FRAGO3
FRAGO4
5-Jun-05
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Warrior Challenge
Foot Movements
Rt. Sleep Rt. Knight Rt. Water Rt. Blue
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Station 1/5

• Land Navigation
• Conduct PCI, Day and Night on Land Nav Site 2
• Concept

• Day
• PCI/TA-50 Inventory upon arrival
• Conduct individually
• Land Navigation (3 hours 5 of 6 points)
• 100 Accountability
• Written Test

• CCTs
• Troop Leading Procedures
• Navigate
• MPRT
• Night Land Nav

• Night
• Conduct in Teams of 4-6 Cadets must stay as a
  group
• Land Navigation (2 hours 3 of 4 points)
• 100 Accountability
• Request permission to SP on RT SLEEP to bivouac

OIC MAJ Senn
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Station 2
Zero Range

• Range 4
• 60 firing points
• 18 rounds per cadet
• one opportunity to zero
• transition to range 11
• CCTs
• Maintain M16A2
• Engage enemy

OIC MAJ McGurk/CPT Clapham
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Station 3
Qualification Range

• Range 11
• 16 firing points
• 40 rounds per cadet
• one opportunity to
• qualify
• CCTs
• Maintain M16A2
• Engage enemy
• CFTII will conduct Alt C qualification on Rng 5

OIC MAJ McGurk/CPT Clapham
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Station 4
Record Obstacle Course

• 20-30 minute obstacle course competition that
  requires teamwork
• Followed by TA-50 Inventory and DMI6 PT

OIC CPT Molinari
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Station 6
Leaders Reaction Course

• Complete 3 obstacles in least time
• Time penalty for stepping/touching out of bounds
• Requires and reinforces teamwork
• Conduct in LBE, kevlar and weapon

OIC CPT Molinari
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Station 7
Boat Movement
OIC CPT Carlson
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Station 8
Shooting Comp.

• Range 5
• 180 rounds total
• 3 round magazines
• 60 magazines (2-3 each)
• 60 targets of opportunity
• Civilian targets included
• 2 minutes
• CCTs
• Maintain M16A2
• Engage enemy

• Test marksmanship and distribution of fires
• All firers must change magazines
• Leaders can weight their better shooters

OIC MAJ McGurk/CPT Clapham
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Station 9
Water Confidence Course
Beam Walk/Rope Drop Slide for Life All Cadets
will Negotiate Go / No Go Event MPRT Water
Obstacle Course
OIC CPT Medina
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Peer Assessments

• Standard Blue Card used throughout CFT
• Provide feedback to four other cadets
• Two randomly assigned
• One best one worst
• Written comments using examples of actions
  throughout the competition

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Status Green Requested available Amber
unavailable now Red not requested
As of 16-Nov-09
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Status Green Requested available Amber
unavailable now Red not requested
As of 16-Nov-09
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ISSUES

• Transportation assets required with addition of
  Warrior Competition
• CFTII qualification range deconfliction
• Number of Shooting Competition targets remaining
  after Sandhurst

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Questions ?
LTC Todd Messitt x8297