Move 3: Developing a Training Concept for the Operation

Description

In Move 3, participants were required to identify training requirements and to develop a training program to prepare individuals, national units, and the force as a whole defined in Move 2 for the UN mission to Darlan. Participants con-sidered all of the components of the overall force, including military, civilian police and diplomatic components. In addition to devising a plan to meet the requirements of completing Move 3 of the game, this problem allowed for a retrospective look at what could have been done to better prepare for this mission if time available were measured in years rather than weeks or months, providing a "baseline" for a overall, com-prehensive training program for the real world.

Prior to syndicate discussion on the training plan, participants were given a brief on the Training Unit for the UN Department of Peace Keeping Operations. The brief provided a baseline of knowledge on the resources and assistance available to member states through this office.

LTG Mustafiz, Chief of Army Staff, Bangladesh Army, the Honorable Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, and MG Curtis Loop at the opening ceremony.

Findings

The four syndicates developed their plans based upon an assumed set of questions: who to train when, on what, where to train them, and how to train them. It was assumed that the term "training" included a significant amount of education as well. In addition, the syndicates considered how to measure skills, validation of skills, barriers to training, the role of regional training centers, the integration of civil-military training and the need for multinational training.

Three broad categories of training were identified: generic, pre-deployment and in-location. Generic training applies to topics for education and skills that apply to all peace operations regardless of the particulars associated with a specific mission or professional function in the theater of operations. Pre-deployment training topics are specific to that mission and function. Finally, training will likely be required after deployment to account for mission shift, new or unforeseen developments, or to address coor-dination issues between the various civilian and military players on the ground.

Suggestions for generic and pre-deployment training, depending on rank, profession and function, were:

• UN and its Charter, with special emphasis on Chapters VI and VII

• Communications

• Language training

• Situational awareness

• Knowledge of arms and equipment

• Liaison officer training

• Operations

• Human rights/gender and child issues

• Rules of engagement

• International law and the law of armed conflict

• Health issues

• Escape and evasion

• Cross cultural awareness

• Negotiation skills

• Hostage/survival skills

• Explosives

• Patrolling

• Crowd control

• Checkpoints

• Search techniques

• Anti-hijacking

• First aid (including casualty evacuation)

• In-location training may need to include:

• Orientation to the area of responsibility, particularly for commanders, drivers, etc.

• Knowledge of the local population, culture, and language and internal differences

• Liaison with local officials, such as identified factions, non-governmental organizations, etc.

• Negotiation skills refinement

• Unit integration

• Civil affairs and psychological operations