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Squadron Leader Al Jackson
• RAF Boulmer & The School of Aerospace Battle Management
• The Customers
• Phases of Training
• Summary of Training
• The Squadrons
• The Courses
• Through Life Training
• Specific Data Links Training
– Tactical Data Links Foundation Course
– Link 16 Course
• How We Train
• The Future
Challenges Faced by the RAF in Teaching
Tactical Data Links – Through Life Training
Royal Air Force Boulmer
• The hub of the Air Surveillance & Control System (ASACS)
• The Control & Reporting Centre (CRC):
– Compile the Recognised Air Picture within NATO Air Policing
Area (APA) 1
– Tactical Control of the Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) Force
– Manage the UK’s network-enabled capability for the Homeland
Defence task
• Exchanging Air Picture information digitally
• The hub of the Air Surveillance & Control System (ASACS)
• The School of Aerospace Battle Management (SABM):
– A centre of excellence for tactical Air Battlespace Management
– Deliver first class, relevant and up to date training
– Deliver through life training
• Deliver Digital Data Link training
Royal Air Force Boulmer
Our mission is to provide first class,
relevant and up to date training in tactical
Air Battlespace Management, to the
highest possible standard, to support an
agile and adaptable air command and
control capability and expeditionary
operations
SABM Mission
The SABM• The SABM trains:
– Aerospace Battle Manager, Officers
– Aerospace Systems Operator, Airmen
– Aerospace Systems Manager, SNCO Airmen
• Provides training for:
– RAF (ATC, Eng, Regiment)
– British Army (Royal Artillery, Infantry)
– Royal Navy
– NATO
– Other foreign national military personnel
– Selected Defence contractors (IPT)
• Currently 22 different course types:
– TY 06/07 750 students 115 courses
– TY 07/08 749 students 118 courses
– TY 08/09 746 students 122 courses
Phases of Training• UK Military identifies 3 distinct phases of training:
Phase 1
‘Taking civilians and introducing them to the military way of life so that they
can perform in a variety of unfamiliar, stressful and dangerous situations’
RAF Airmen = 9 weeks
RAF Officers = 30 weeks
Phase 2
‘The initial specialist training which gives Service personnel the necessary
skills for their first employment – their trade’
A few weeks to over a year for highly technical training
Phase 3
‘Post-graduate, advanced and further specialist training – upgrading skills’
A few days to several months
UK Armed Forces training is designed to:
“ensure the provision of sufficient, motivated and
capable personnel to deliver defence capability”
Phases of Training• UK Military identifies 3 distinct phases of training:
Phase 1
‘Taking civilians and introducing them to the military way of life so that they
can perform in a variety of unfamiliar, stressful and dangerous situations’
RAF Airmen = 9 weeks
RAF Officers = 30 weeks
Phase 2
‘The initial specialist training which gives Service personnel the necessary
skills for their first employment – their trade’
A few weeks to over a year for highly technical training
Phase 3
‘Post-graduate, advanced and further specialist training – upgrading skills’
A few days to several months
UK Armed Forces training is designed to:
“ensure the provision of sufficient, motivated and
capable personnel to deliver defence capability”
School of Aerospace
Battle Management
• Progressive training divided into 4 phases:
– Formal Training (FT)
– Continued Formal Training (CFT)
• FT sections are conducted at a Training Unit
• CFT sections are conducted ‘On The Job’
Volume 1 = FT to Certificate of Qualification (CQ)
Volume 2 = CFT to Certificate of Qualification (CQ)
Volume 3 = FT to Limited Combat Ready (LCR)
Volume 5 = FT to Combat Ready (CR)
Volume 6 = CFT to Combat Ready (CR)
Summary of Training – Generic
Volume 4 = CFT to Limited Combat Ready (LCR)
• Progressive training divided into 4 phases:
– Formal Training (FT)
– Continued Formal Training (CFT)
• FT sections are conducted at the SABM
• CFT sections are conducted ‘On The Job’ – CRC
Volume 1 = FT to Certificate of Qualification (CQ)
Volume 2 = CFT to Certificate of Qualification (CQ)
Volume 3 = N/A, Limited CR awarded with CQ
Volume 4 = FT to Combat Ready (CR)
Volume 5 = CFT to Combat Ready (CR)
Summary of Training – ASACS
OC SABM
A Sqn B Sqn C Sqn
Our mission is to provide first class, relevant and up to date
training in tactical Air Battlespace Management, to the highest
possible standard, to support an agile and adaptable Air Command
and Control capability and expeditionary operations
SABM Squadrons
A SquadronA Squadron is responsible for ab-initio Aerospace Battle
Management Courses for Officers and Selected Airmen and
Airwomen in both the Weapons Control (WC) and Surveillance
(IDO) sub-specialisations from commencement of training to the
award of a first CQ.
A Sqn
B Sqn
C Sqn
SABM Squadrons
B SquadronB Squadron is responsible for Post Graduate, Advanced and
Executive training courses. It also provides ab-initio training for
Airmen and Airwomen of the Aerospace Systems Operator and
Aerospace Systems Managers Trade Group and the NVQ AAC
facilitate apprenticeships for the BTT students. Principally, the
Squadron delivers core training to develop the employment of
Officers, Airmen and Airwomen, including other Branches and
Trades (notably ATC and TG9) as well as personnel from sister
services. The training focuses on aspects of Air Command and
Control and Aerospace Battle Management, at the tactical level,
to support single-service, joint and multi-national air operations.
The Squadron also provides specialist radar, data links and
space awareness courses for selected personnel. Finally, B
Squadron offers advanced and executive Aerospace Battle
Management training to selected officers of other nations.
A Sqn
B Sqn
C Sqn
SABM Squadrons
C SquadronC Squadron is responsible for supporting ab-Initio and Post
Graduate training. The main focus of the Sqn is to ensure
standardisation of training across the breadth of courses
delivered and provide highly trained simulator pilots to support
the WCC. QMT ensure that all training documentation are in
line with DSAT QS. TSF ensure that the simulators are fully
serviceable and provides wider technical support to the Station.
Course co-ord manages classroom allocations and provides
joining instruction for all course attendees, the registry provides
for the administration needs of all SABM personnel and finally,
the graphics department support all SABM graphics
requirements as well as providing graphics services to the
ASACS Force Command.
A Sqn
B Sqn
C Sqn
SABM Squadrons
Specialist
• WC/IDO Instructors Induction
• TG12 Instructors Induction
• Sim Op Foundation
• UK Air Ops Foundation (Exchange Officers)
• Weapons Systems Officer/ATC Conversion
• HIDACZ BM
Total – 26 (4 Links)
SABM Courses – HistoricallyAb-Initio Training
• Aerospace Battle Management Streaming Course
• Identification Officer(IDO)
• Weapons Controller (WC)
• TG12 Basic Trade Training
• TG12 NVQ Apprenticeship
• Space Awareness
Post-Graduate & Executive
• WC/IDO Combat Ready
• Surveillance Director
• Fighter Allocator
• Master Controller
• ABCCC
• Tactical Air Battle Manager
• TDL Foundation
• TDL Managers
• Link 16
• Network Design and
Management
• TACRO Foundation
• Further Training Applications 1
• Further Training Applications 2
• International ABM
• TDL Foundation
• TDL Managers
• Link 16
• Network Design and
Management
• Historically, ‘blocks’ of training
• Learn, Examine, Forget!
• Under or over trained:
– No need, no training
– Need, overloaded
• Courses trained ‘specialists’ only
– Surveillance Director, Links Operator
• Relied on ‘specialists’
• Skill fade – superfluous information
• Poor common understanding
• Less effective team
• Time away
SABM Courses – Historically• TDL Foundation
• TDL Managers
• Link 16
• Network Design and
Management
• An ineffective way of training
• Increased awareness for everyone
– E-3, crew deputize for each other
• Review of training, top to bottom
• Don’t increase course size!
• Smarter not harder
– Not by numbers
• Training woven into many courses
• Tailored training:
– Applied
– Contextualised – operational focus
• Through Life Training
• Distance Learning
SABM Courses – Today• TDL Foundation
• TDL Managers
• Link 16
• Network Design and
Management
Specialist
• WC/IDO Instructors Induction
• TG12 Instructors Induction
• Sim Op Foundation
• UK Air Ops Foundation (Exchange Officers)
• Weapons Systems Officer/ATC Conversion
• HIDACZ BM
Post-Graduate & Executive
• WC/IDO Combat Ready
• Surveillance Director
• Fighter Allocator
• Master Controller
• ABCCC
• Tactical Air Battle Manager
• TDL Foundation
• Link 16
• TACRO Foundation
• Further Training
Applications 1
• Further Training
Applications 2
• International ABM
Ab-Initio Training
• Aerospace Battle Management Streaming Course
• Identification Officer(IDO)
• Weapons Controller (WC)
• TG12 Basic Trade Training
• TG12 NVQ Apprenticeship
• Space Awareness
Total – 24 (17 Links)
SABM Courses – Today
Specialist
• WC/IDO Instructors Induction
• TG12 Instructors Induction
• Sim Op Foundation
• UK Air Ops Foundation (Exchange Officers)
• Weapons Systems Officer/ATC Conversion
• HIDACZ BM
Post-Graduate & Executive
• WC/IDO Combat Ready
• Surveillance Director
• Fighter Allocator
• Master Controller
• ABCCC
• Tactical Air Battle Manager
• TDL Foundation
• Link 16
• TACRO Foundation
• Further Training
Applications 1
• Further Training
Applications 2
• International ABM
Ab-Initio Training
• Aerospace Battle Management Streaming Course
• Identification Officer(IDO)
• Weapons Controller (WC)
• TG12 Basic Trade Training
• TG12 NVQ Apprenticeship
• Space Awareness
Total – 24 (17 Links)
SABM Courses – Today
• TDL Foundation
• Link 16
Through Life Training
Through Life Training
Phase 2
Phase 3
CQ
Consolidation
ABMSC
6 wks
SPACE
2 wks
WCC
25 wks
IDC
20 wks
Conjoined CQ/AE/CR
SpOCC Cse
unk
BMEWS Cse
10 wks
CQ
Through Life Training
Phase 2
Phase 3
CQ
Consolidation
Consolidation
9-18 mths
USA Tour
18-24 mths
Junior Exec RoleXO/OC Msn Spt/OC Trg
ALI/Det
Consolidation
3-12 mths
CR Cse
2 wks
Consolidation
MC/SD/FA Exec Cse
2 wks
CQ
Consolidation
3-12 mths
ABCCC
5 days
ALI/Det
TABM
2 wks
TABM
2 wks
Consolidation
ABMSC
6 wks
SPACE
2 wks
WCC
25 wks
IDC
20 wks
Conjoined CQ/AE/CR
SpOCC Cse
unk
BMEWS Cse
10 wks
CQ
Through Life Training
Phase 2
Phase 3
CQ
Consolidation
Consolidation
9-18 mths
USA Tour
18-24 mths
Junior Exec RoleXO/OC Msn Spt/OC Trg
ALI/Det
Consolidation
3-12 mths
CR Cse
2 wks
Consolidation
MC/SD/FA Exec Cse
2 wks
CQ
Consolidation
3-12 mths
ABCCC
5 days
ALI/Det
TABM
2 wks
TABM
2 wks
Consolidation
ABMSC
6 wks
SPACE
2 wks
WCC
25 wks
IDC
20 wks
Conjoined CQ/AE/CR
SpOCC Cse
unk
BMEWS Cse
10 wks
CQ
Through Life Training
Phase 2
Phase 3
CQ
Consolidation
Through Life Training – Data Links
USA Tour
18-24 mths
Conjoined CQ/AE/CR
SpOCC Cse
unk
BMEWS Cse
10 wks
ABCCC
5 days
MC/SD/FA Exec Cse
2 wks
CQ
CR Cse
2 wksALI/Det
ALI/Det
TABM
2 wks
TABM
2 wks
Junior Exec RoleXO/OC Msn Spt/OC Trg
ABMSC
6 wks
SPACE
2 wks
WCC
25 wks
IDC
20 wks
CQ
Phase 2
Phase 3
CQ
Consolidation
Consolidation
9-18 mths
Consolidation
3-12 mths
Consolidation
Consolidation
3-12 mths
Consolidation
Tactical Data Links
Foundation Course (TDLFC)• Introduce personnel to the concept and use of
ASACS tactical Data Links within the UK and OOA
• It develops the students' understanding of TDLs
from a basic level received during Phase 2 training
• Mandatory training for Surveillance Directors and Data Link
Operators / Managers / Supervisors
• Desirable training for other positions (E-3, Land, RN, FEs)
• Mandatory training for JDLMO personnel
• 5 courses per year, 5 days duration
• Marketed through International Defence Training
• Open to NATO and selected Defence contractors
• £1000 tuition costs
Consolidation
Link 16 Course
(L16) • Introduce personnel to the concept and use of
Link 16 tactical Data Link within the UK and OOA
• Link 16 course is delivered as a module within
the TDLFC course but is also presented as a
separate course for users only interested in Link 16
• In addition to the SABM, the course can be delivered at any
location and is available upon request
• 3 courses per year, 3 days training
• Bespoke training, Nimrod Force, ASTOR, E-3A Component,
1ACC (planned for GR4 and GR9)
• Marketed through International Defence Training
• Open to NATO and selected Defence contractors
• £600 tuition costs
Consolidation
• Defence Systems Approach to Training (DSAT)
• The strategic principles to be applied to all individual training:
– A framework against which organisations can develop and
implement compliant quality systems which best meet their
operational needs
– A Defence-wide benchmark against which the management
and provision of individual training can be evaluated and good
practice identified and implemented across the MOD
– A means of ensuring that individual training is delivered to
meet the operational/business requirements of the MOD
• It is applicable to any activity that has the objective of developing
the knowledge, skills and/or attitudes of an individual, towards
preparing that individual for their current or future role
How We Train – DSAT
How We Train – Theory
• Classroom theoretical training
• Building Blocks
• Contextualised
• UK models & Out of Area (OOA) models
How We Train – Applications
• Tactical Floor – Applied
• Scenarios:
– Students build TDL connectivity
– ‘Played’, tested and rehearsed
• Old style of training:
– Never question the instructor
– Because it is!
• Today, ab-Initio students conscious of the ‘why’
– Openly inquisitive
– Won’t take things at face value
– More Intelligent?
• We encourage this
• Grasp technology based subjects quicker:
– Connected to the WWW
– Understand data transfer
– The Play Station generation
• Can you operate someone else's sat system / timer on the oven?
How We Train – The Student
• What comes first?
– A good Instructor?
– A specialist?
How We Train – The Instructor
• SABM Instructor’s are selected specialists:
– Links Operator
– Experienced
– Operational experience
• Then become an instructor
– Positive Recommendation
– Instructor selection process
– Students range from age 16 to 50
– Phase 2 ‘duty of care’
– The student will ask ‘why’
How We Train – The Instructor
• Link 16 Operators Course
• GR4/GR9 training
• Land Environment Air Picture Provision (LEAPP)
• Network Design Course (Link 16)
• Hardware shapes training – future links
• Continue to train from ab-initio
• Woven into multiple courses – build and reinforce
• Applied and contextualised
• Not a single course/solution – Through Life Training
Future Training
