DOD IG says Army National Guard training does not meet mission essential task requirements

By Connie Lee / December 13, 2016 at 2:07 PM
The Defense Department inspector general has found that some Army National Guard unit commanders did not design training programs that are sufficient to achieve the service's mission goals. According to a Dec. 5 IG report , some of the unit commanders did not "properly develop [mission essential tasks], training priorities and plans"; "manage personnel resources for sustaining training proficiency"; "effectively implement training plans and events"; or "continually or adequately assess MET proficiency." The objective of the report, it states, was...

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