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The basic principles that has been taught throughout the ages within the United States Military is to train as we fight. This means the units must attempt to replicate the complex and uncertain operational environments in training that the unit will likely face in combat and other operations (Department of the Army, 2019).

As an SGM/CSM you are tasked with ensuring that the Soldier’s throughout your command are ready. Ready to engage, ready for war, ready to lead, and ready to follow. The basic principles of training are 1) Train as you fight 2) Train to standard 3) Train to sustain and 4) Train to maintain (Department of the Army, 2019).

One of the most important abilities to possess is speaking and to groups of people. To build the motivation amongst the team, CSM/SGM need to have the basic skills of speaking and informing people of by way of intellect, motivation, and enforcement. CSM/SGM need to have a hand in or at the very least provide a presence in ensuring that the planning, preparation, execution, and assessment of the information has been put out and understood by all members (Department of the Army, 2014).

Understanding the training management list and how to accurately account for each level is important the overall unit. Having a sense of understanding the proficiency ratings to ensure you are reporting the correct information and training on any deficiencies  

The proficiency ratings are as follows: T is fully trained (complete task proficiency), T- is trained (advanced task proficiency), P is practiced (basic task proficiency), P- is marginally practiced (limited task proficiency), U is untrained (cannot perform the task) (Department of the Army, 2016).