{"id":1203,"date":"2024-04-21T01:06:07","date_gmt":"2024-04-21T01:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daily-bullet.com\/?p=1203"},"modified":"2024-04-21T01:06:07","modified_gmt":"2024-04-21T01:06:07","slug":"unit-assesses-new-iteration-of-armys-forge-exercise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daily-bullet.com\/?p=1203","title":{"rendered":"Unit Assesses New Iteration of Army\u2019s Forge Exercise"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. \u2014\u00a0Fort Leonard Wood cadre and trainees, in coordination with the U.S. Army Center for Initial Military Training, are assessing a new basic combat training culminating event to help better prepare Soldiers for their first units by showing them \u201cwhat right looks like,\u201d according to Capt. Julio Sanchez, Company A, 31st Engineer Battalion commander.<\/p>\n

The new concept, called Forge 2.5, features large-scale combat operations scenarios and continuous tactical operations. It is intended to be more realistic and challenging than its predecessor, all while also increasing the tactical skills of trainees and enabling cadre \u2014 including company command teams and drill sergeants \u2014 to develop as leaders.<\/p>\n

In March, Alpha Company, under the command of Sanchez, was the first Fort Leonard Wood unit to pilot Forge 2.5. Sanchez said the new format enhances the current Forge model.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe limitation of the current Forge is that the trainees are the ones in the leadership roles for the mission sets,\u201d Sanchez said. \u201cWith the new Forge 2.5 concept, the drill sergeants are acting as the squad leaders, heading these missions for the trainees and showing them what right looks like.\u201d<\/p>\n

Part of that leadership responsibility includes showing the trainees how the operations process works, Sanchez said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe trainees are the ones actually executing casualty evaluation, gathering and sending reports, and the drill sergeants are leading them through all those different things they\u2019ve learned so far in the basic combat training portion of [one station unit training,]\u201d Sanchez said. \u201cIn doing so, [the drill sergeants] showed the trainees the actual operations process and what that would look like if they received a mission. The trainees got a lot of value added in understanding, \u2018OK, here\u2019s task and purpose, this is what this means, this is important stuff I should listen to in the order process.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

The new concept has the additional benefit of helping develop the cadre as well, said Staff Sgt. Nevin Salem, one of the Alpha Company drill sergeants in charge of the four-day event.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt does benefit the drill sergeants because some have never been in a squad leader position,\u201d Salem said. \u201cThis gives them that opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n

For company leadership \u2014 and future company leadership, including junior officers new to a unit \u2014 the Forge 2.5 concept also provides chances to focus on some of the processes and procedures used to assist in mission command, Sanchez said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thoroughly enjoyed it because it allowed me to execute and stress the command post and getting reports and battle tracking,\u201d Sanchez said. \u201cIt really gives us a chance to mold the junior engineer lieutenants we\u2019re now getting straight from [Basic Officer Leader Course.]\u201d<\/p>\n

The trainees seemed to enjoy the updated format as well, Salem said, because \u201cthey had an actual NCO lead the mission.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThey executed the mission; they gave me the reports; I sent up the reports; and we treated it as an actual mission,\u201d Salem said.<\/p>\n

By Brian Hill, Fort Leonard Wood Public Affairs Office<\/em><\/p>\n

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