1. HR Functional Certification
(Concept Brief)
Adjutant General
Board of Directors
Date TBD
LTC Chris Gosselin – (803) 751-8443, christopher.gosselin@us.army.mil

2. 2
Facts
(1 of 2)
HR functional certification for deploying units does not exist
A solid pre-deployment training plan is essential for deployment success
Force providers are responsible for providing trained and ready forces to
the Combatant Commanders
Overall S-1, G-1, and HR unit sustainment training is inconsistent, non-
standardized, and lack Functional Certification; staff/unit attendance not
mandatory; multiple standards for training execution across Compos
Lack of established training gates for HR organizations and staffs to
facilitate higher headquarters’ validation
Some HR organizations deploy without attendance at any HR Functional
Training exercise or HR Functional Certification CTE
Leaders across HR community (all Compos) have requested development
of and participation in an HR Functional Certification CTE for
organizations prior to deployment to support command validation

3. 3
Facts
(2 of 2)
No single Army HR functional operational training lead
USARC is the Executive Agent for Silver Scimitar; FORSCOM G1/AG the
Executive Agent for Silver Scimitar Lite
All ACOMs have TRA over S1/G1 and SRC-12/63 (HROB) organizations
First Army has no authority over Reserve Components until mobilization
Combined Arms Command (CAC) is the Executive Agent for the Battle
Command Training Program (BCTP); CASCOM sponsors CPX-S exercise
Training centers have limited HR-centric training capabilities (BCTP, CTCs)
AGS Proponent provides SME support to training events without dedicated
resources
AAA determined:
There is no standard Army-wide sustainment and deployment training
available to HR professionals
Various commands execute ad hoc training that has no Army-level
oversight or coordination

4. 4
Assumptions
USARC will be remain aligned under FORSCOM HQs in the out years; First
Army will continue to validate Compo 2/3 HR organizations
Units will be resourced according to the Aim Points within the HQDA Manning
Guidance; austere resource environment exists - funding for training centers
and exercise support will continue to be available in the out years
The Army will designate specific ACOMs to coordinate/execute HR Functional
Training and Certification CTEs and establish requirements for Exercise
Operations Cells
SRC 12 (HR Theater-level) and SRC 63 (sustainment-HROBs) training requires a
new approach to resolve the operational HR Training and Certification gap;
satisfaction of Annual Training requirements for RC will be properly integrated
S1/G1 staff training requires an Army-level approach (outside Silver Scimitar
CTE) to resolve the HR Functional Training and Certification gap at the
available training centers (BCTP/CTCs); requires Army-level directive and
additional HR personnel resources for existing staffs

5. Problem Statement
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Current training approach to HR Functional preparedness
created a Training and Certification gap that is not
synchronized with the ARFORGEN timeline resulting in
Theater-level HR organizations and S-1/G-1 sections that may
not be fully prepared to assume comprehensive HR support to
Commanders and Soldiers upon deployment.
– HR skills are perishable; experience/expertise
challenges exist inside formations
– Persistent conflict
– Hyper-modularization/IBU deployments
– Minimal sustainment training; HR functional
training is infrequent
– HR units are inconsistent with pre-deployment
& deployment execution
– No single organization to assess/train/certify
– Validation plan not integrated for SRC 12 / 63
(HROBs) organizations
- SRC 12
- SRC 63 (HROB)
- BDE S1
- DIV G1
- CORP G1
- AC / RC

6. Proposed HR Functional
Certification Venues
• Silver Scimitar (SS) as a semi-annual HR Functional Certification
Exercise (Ft Devens) for SRC 12 & 63 (HROB) organizations (all
Compos)
• Other Venues: (TBD)
– Command Post Exercise – Sustainment (CPX-S) as a Certifying
Exercise (Ft Lee) (SRC 63 HROB)
– Mobilization Training Center (MTC) CTEs as Certifying
Exercises by First Army for Compo 2/3 HR organizations (SRC-
12/63 (HROB))
– Battle Command Training Program (BCTP) as Certifying
Exercise (Ft Leavenworth) (S1/G1)
– Combat Training Centers (CTCs) as Certifying Exercises (NTC-
Ft Irwin/JRTC-Ft Polk/JMRC-Hohenfels, GE) (S1)
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7. Courses of Action
• COA 1: (Status Quo) – All available venues continue to
train/prepare units and organizations based on current
resourcing w/out HR Functional Certification requirement
• COA 2: (SS Pilot Only) Silver Scimitar piloted as premier
semi-annual CTE for SRC 12/63 units based on ARFORGEN
force cycle pool
• COA 3: (All Venues Piloted) SS and other venues (CPX-S,
BCTP, MTCs, CTCs) piloted as HR Functional Certification
CTEs through Army level directive
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8. COA 1 – Status Quo
• All available venues continue to train/prepare units
and organizations based on current resourcing w/out HR
Functional Certification requirement accomplishing the
following:
–Interacting with multi-component, multi-echelon units
–Conducting Group Staff Training
–Providing theater orientation to HR units
–Training and executing HR tasks
–Providing opportunity for unit/organizational team building,
cohesion, and networking
• Achieve a “crawl-walk” level of preparedness
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9. • SS as the primary HR Functional Certification CTE focused on SRC
12/63 HR deploying organizations (all Compos)
• SS CTE provides/establishes:
– Mission focused doctrinal training by type of organization
– Extended “hands-on” functional systems training
– Certification Gate for mission essential HR training prior to deployment
– Pre-Assessment AAR & HR functional certification evaluation against
collective task standards for specific attending unit/organization
– HR organization functional certification (51% attendance w/Key Leaders)
– Shift in training approach; unit/org assessments and certification conducted
by designated and trained Observer Controller/Trainers (OC/Ts)
– S1/G1 assessments conducted (not certified); added training value only
– By exception, a potential First Army certification/validation venue for
Compo 2/3 HR organizations
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COA 2 – SS Pilot Only

10. Silver Scimitar CTE Model
Current:
• Day -3-1:OC/T Arrival
• Day 0: Arrive/In-Process/In-
Brief
• Day 1-2: Doctrinal Training
• Day 3-5: Functional Training
• Day 6-7: COMMEX
• Day 8-11: CTE
• Day 12: AAR/Clean-up/Out-
Process
• Day 13: Depart
Future:
Day -3: OC/T Arrival
Day -2: OC/T Certification Training
Day -1: Pre-COMMEX
Day 0: Arrive/In-Process/In-Brief
Day 1: Functional Doctrinal Overview
Pre-test/HR Support Exercise/
Check on Learning
Day 2-4: Functional Systems Hands-on
Day 5: Cross Train/Systems Rotation
Day 6: COMMEX
Day 7-8: CTE Pt 1, Pre-Assess AAR
Day 9: Leadership/Retrain Day
Day 10-11: CTE Pt 2, HR Certification/
Out-Brief
Day 12: AAR/Clean-up/Out-Process
Day 13: Depart

11. 11
Battle Update Brief
(Casualty (CO/PLT/CLT) Example)
*Critical Tasks Certified
*Org Level Assessments
*POCs for Unit Reps Listed
*Road To War (RTW) Plan
developed by Org
CASUALTY OPERATIONS
HR Unit/Organization 90th HR CO HQs 3/101st HR CO A/2/408th HR CO
Critical Collective Tasks Red Amber Green Red Amber Green Red Amber Green
Conduct Casualty Liaison Team Activities
Manage Casualty Reporting
Collective Tasks
Assist in Management of Casualty Operations
Maintain Situational Awareness of Casualties in
the CSH
Observer Controller/Trainer(S) (OC/T) MAJ Awesome CPT Candy/SSG Stripes SFC Easy
Current
Future

12. Silver Scimitar
• Requires:
– FORSCOM or other ACOM OPORD directing mandatory attendance for
AC units; Army level directive or support required for ARNG/USAR
participation
– Pre-requisite Training Certification Memo produced by attending
organization’s CDR during FPC 30 days prior to SS CTE
– OC/T Certification Training development (w/First Army OC/T
participation or other coordinated support)
– Battle Update Brief (BUB) charts that delineate progress (against
collective task standards Metrics or Measures of Performance) by
unit/organization for higher HQs command review during CTE site visits
– Establishment of ACOM Exercise Operations Cell (13 Personnel)
– Production of Organizational Level Certification Memos by Exercise
Director upon satisfactory performance of CRITICAL collective task
standards; organization determines follow-on RTW requirements for
command validation
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13. RESET TRAIN/READY AVAILABLE
LAD
Retrain/
Validate =
MTC
CTE (2/3)
LAD-45
Retrain =
SIMEX
FTX
STAFFEX
TEWT
Silver
Scimitar CTE
Certification
LAD-180LAD-210
FPC/Pre-Reqs
Systems Access
CAC Card/PIN
Sec Clearance
Doctrinal Orient
Func Doc Review
Mission Orient
Other Admin Reqs
LAD-270
MPC
Produce
FORSCOM
OPORD
PDSS
LAD-330
IPC
51% w/Key
Ldrs
Validate
POIs for
Cert
LAD-360
SS Planning Reqs
ID Units
FORSCOM Produces
WARNO
ID Training POIs
Req/Coord Conducted
Funding Established
Compo 2/3
T/R Begins - LAD-1080
NOS = LAD-720
Alert = LAD-360
Section Training
STX
Systems Train/Fam
TTPs
SGT’s Time/Low
Density Training
PEC (Compo 2)
Individual Training
MOSQ Cert
SRP
Army Warrior Tng
NET
PEC (Compo 2)
Leader Tng
Reconstitution
(All Compos)
Yellow Ribbon
Activities (2/3)
Collective Training
CPX-S
SIMEX
TOCEX
METL
FTX
Theater HR Doc Conf
Redeploy
LAD-90-120
LAD-240 (2/3)
CDR
Validation
LAD-30
Example SRC 12/63 Road to War Training Plan
HR Certification
Deployed
/
Mobilized
RESET Window 180 (1) 360 (2/3)
= Organizational Training Gates
TRAIN/READY Window 360 (1) 1080 (2/3)

14. Example SS CTE Collective Tasks
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HRSC
CLT
PAT
HR PLT
HR Postal
PLT
HR CO
HROB
TG PAT
MMT
SS Collective
Tasks & Key
Leader
Requirements

15. Resource Requirements
OC/T Requirements:
• *1 SME/3 Teams or Platoon for HR Certification (PLT
HQs/PAT/CLT)
• * 1/HQs Element/TG PAT/MMT/HRSC Division/HROB
ACOM Exercise Operations Cell: (Total 13)
• HQs Element – Director (06), Deputy Dir (GS), NCOIC (E9), Admin
(E4)
• Plans Cell – OIC (03), NCOIC (E8), NCO x 2 (E5)
• Training Operations Cell – OIC (04), NCOIC (E8), Warrant Officer
(W4), NCO x 2 (E6), NCO (E5)
Note: Example Only - Additional requirements for ACOM exercise
support exist – TBD by ACOM

16. Resource Requirements
Friction Points:
• Compo 1 (AC): Funding provided through FORSCOM OCO
• Compo 2/3: Training days available for Reserve Component
Pre- and Post-mobilization (based on category & mission of
unit)
• Funding Compo 2/3 (availability & release of DEF (OCO)/CEF
funds for mobilized Compo 2/3 units)
• Command authority Pre-mobilization (First Army has OPCON
of ARNG unit only upon arrival at MTC)

17. Command Feedback
G1, Division West:
• We anticipate push back on pre-mob training for RC HR Soldiers.
Job conflicts, lack of AT/extended AT days, real work to do at the unit,
more important (tactical) tasks/Soldiers to train than admin types, etc.
Don't believe commanders will buy SS as the CTE for HR personnel
when there is a CPX that is viewed as a CTE already scheduled.
• Would be great advance to "ruthlessly" enforce Silver Scimitar
participation, however commanders get a vote.
• How does this mesh with in-theater OJT/certification programs?
• Other training assets available - FORSCOM PERSAT Team, AG School
HR Leader Courses (Brigade S-1 Operations Course and the HR Plans and
Operations Course). What is their role or disposition under this
proposal? Would assets be taken from these resources to fund
Proposed initiative?

18. COA 3 – All Venues Piloted
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• Silver Scimitar (SS) as a semi-annual HR Functional
Certification Exercise (Ft Devens) for SRC 12 & 63 (HROB)
organizations (all Compos)
• Command Post Exercise – Sustainment (CPX-S) as a
Certifying Exercise (Ft Lee) (SRC 63 HROB)
• Mobilization Training Center (MTC) CTEs as Certifying
Exercises by First Army for Compo 2/3 HR organizations
(SRC-12/63 (HROB))
• Battle Command Training Program (BCTP) as Certifying
Exercise (Ft Leavenworth) (S1/G1)
• Combat Training Centers (CTCs) as Certifying Exercises
(NTC-Ft Irwin/JRTC-Ft Polk/JMRC-Hohenfels, GE) (S1)

19. Recommendation
• Adopt a two-phased approach to HR Functional Training
Certification CTEs
– Phase I – Select COA 2 as a Pilot Run during FY 12 Silver Scimitar semi-
annual CTEs
– Phase II - Transition to COA 3 upon proof of principle of Phase I;
implement in other venues through Army level directive beginning FY 13
• Designate FORSCOM G1/AG as Executive Agent of the semi-
annual Silver Scimitar HR Functional Certification CTE;
direct/resource other commands for Phase II (CAC, FORSCOM,
First Army, USAREUR, TRADOC)
• Leverage First Army assets to support SS CTE for mobilizing orgs
ILO MTC CTEs (except for retrain/validate opportunities at MTCs)
• Determine Army-level General Officer authority for HR Training
(FORSCOM G1/AG, TAG/AHRC, DMPM/Army G1, SSI CDR)
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