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.

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