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Chapter 2Chapter 2
Mission Essential Task List (METL) Development
Mission Essential Task List (METL) Development
As of 14 Jan 00
IntroductionELO ReviewIntroductionELO Review
A. Explain the battalion METL development process to include battle tasks.
B. Explain the company METL development process and how company
commanders identify collective and individual tasks to train. C. Differentiate between battle tasks and battle drills. Describe the
relationship between battle tasks and the subordinate companies’ METL tasks.
D. Identify the combat functions (BOS) and explain how they are used to
organize/synchronize battle tasks and assess performance. E. Discuss the interrelationship among brigade/battalion/company
missions, METLs, and battle tasks.
METLMETL
Unconstrained statement of tasks required to accomplish
wartime missions
METL DevelopmentMETL Development
WAR PLANSWAR PLANS
EXTERNALEXTERNALDIRECTIVESDIRECTIVES
COMMANDER’SCOMMANDER’SANALYSISANALYSIS
MISSION MISSION ESSENTIALESSENTIALTASK LIST TASK LIST (METL)(METL)
MISSION MISSION ESSENTIALESSENTIALTASK LIST TASK LIST (METL)(METL)
ELO A FM 25-101 PG 2-2
METL Development Key PointsMETL Development Key Points Not affected by resource availability Not prioritized Should support and complement METL of next higher
HQ Applicable to entire unit Briefed to and approved by next higher wartime
commander Understood by CSM and key NCOs Company is lowest level to prepare METL Battalion staff’s METL approved by battalion
commander Battalion Commanders ensure staff, slice, and
company METLs are coordinated and mutually supporting.
Should use a team approach to METL development
ELO A FM 25-101 PG 2-2
Battalion METL Development Sequence
Battalion METL Development Sequence
RECEIVE BRIGADERECEIVE BRIGADEMISSION and METLMISSION and METL
RESTATE THE WARTIMERESTATE THE WARTIMEMISSIONMISSION
SELECT CRITICALSELECT CRITICALTASKS (METL)TASKS (METL)
OBTAIN APPROVAL OBTAIN APPROVAL FROMFROM
BRIGADE CDRBRIGADE CDR
PROVIDE METL TO PROVIDE METL TO STAFF and COMPANYSTAFF and COMPANY
COMMANDERSCOMMANDERS
ELO A FM 25-101 PG 2-3
Integration of Collective, Leader, and Soldier TrainingIntegration of Collective, Leader, and Soldier TrainingBATTALIONBATTALIONMISSION andMISSION andMETLMETL
COMPANYCOMPANYMISSION andMISSION andMETLMETL
PLATOONPLATOONCOLLECTIVECOLLECTIVETASKSTASKS
SQUADSQUADCOLLECTIVECOLLECTIVETASKSTASKS
LEADERLEADERTASKSTASKS
SOLDIERSOLDIERTASKSTASKS
TASKS DERIVEDTASKS DERIVEDFROM STPs, MTPs,FROM STPs, MTPs,OFSs, ETC. . .OFSs, ETC. . .
ELO B FM 25-101 PG 2-8
Battle TasksBattle TasksBattalion commander selects them from
battle staff and company METLs. Critical to the success of every mission
essential task Compiled for each mission essential task
Focus training effort and resourcesDiffer from Battle Drills
ELO C FM 25-101 PG 2-17
Combat Functions (formerly BOS)Combat Functions (formerly BOS) IntelligenceManeuverFire SupportMobility/SurvivabilityAir DefenseLogisticsBattle Command
OrganizesBattle Tasks
ELO D FM 25-101 PG 2-18
Mission, METL, Battle Task RelationshipMission, METL, Battle Task RelationshipBRIGADEBRIGADEMISSIONMISSION
BATTALIONBATTALIONMISSIONMISSION
COMPANYCOMPANYMISSIONMISSION
COMPANYCOMPANYMETLMETL
BATTALIONBATTALIONMETLMETL
BRIGADEBRIGADEMETLMETL
BATTALIONBATTALIONBATTLEBATTLETASKSTASKS
BRIGADEBRIGADEBATTLEBATTLETASKSTASKS
SELECTEDSELECTED
SELECTEDSELECTED
COMMANDER’S COMMANDER’S GUIDANCEGUIDANCE
ELO E FM 25-101 PG 2-18
Training ObjectivesTraining Objectives
Leaders establish/select supporting conditions and standards.
Leaders should use common sense to develop training objectives for a task without published standards.
Task:
Conditions: Fits the unit’s mission(s)
Standards: From MTP or SMs Minimum Army standards
CSS unit commanders should structure daily operations to replicate business during war.
FM 25-101 PG 2-20
Mission Essential Task List(METL)Mission Essential Task List(METL)
The METL, with supporting soldier, leader, and unit collective tasks, provides the foundation for the battalion commander’s training plan.
Battle focus drives METL development.Battle staff METL must integrate
combined arms tasks.Use the Army standard.
Chapter 2 SummaryChapter 2 Summary