Overall Classification:

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‘THE AFGHAN INSTRUCTOR’

2011 – Focus on the Afghan Instructor

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ANA Instructor CategorisationLevel Description

Satha 1 –Apprentice

• Initial employment training completed. • Assigned to Tashkil position. • Pending T2i. • Assists with training delivery.

Satha 2 – Instructor

•Officer or NCO who has completed T2i or ‘Grandfathered’ rights based on experience and performance validation.

•Supervised by MSI and CF personnel. •Delivers instruction under supervision of ANA Master Instructor.

Satha 3 – Specialist Instructor

•Officer or NCO who has completed T2i and Branch School specific courses and training or ‘Grandfathered’ rights based on experience and performance validation.

•Supervised by MSI and CF personnel. •Delivers instruction under supervision of ANA Master Instructor.

Satha 4 – Master Instructor

•Officer or NCO with experience as a seasoned instructor. •Has completed a MSIC. •Monitored by CF Personnel.•Instructs, plans, supervises, assesses instructors and instruction.•Enforces POI standardisation.

Satha 5 – Academy Instructor

•Officer assigned to Academy or Staff College (NMAA, ANSU)•Higher Education qualified•Academic Instructor.•Delivers academic and higher level military instruction

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2011 Instructor Goals – Established Deep Dive - 7 Jan 11

Instructor Quantity Goals Instructor Quality Goals

Tashkil 1390 Instructor Posts (3,278) Satha 2 and 3T2i

Satha 4MSIC

January 2011 63%(1,652)

40%(787) 4.5%(22)

June 2011 71%(1,862)

50%(984) 10%(49)

December 2011 80%(2,622)

60%(1967)

15%(492)

T2i and MSIC started in Nov 2010 Tashkil 1390 Mar ’11 – 600 additional posts

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How will POI be Delivered? Rollout of Instructor Courses• T2i – at KMTC, RMTC’s and CFC• T2i (+) – with Branch specific training• MSIC - 6/3 Week residential at KMTC• MSIC MTT - 3 Week MTT to export MSIC across training base (only to

T2i qualified)

• Herat - 19 Feb Kandahar – 26 Mar • Darulaman – 26 Feb• Khost – 26 Feb• KMTC – 5 Mar• Gardez – 12 Mar• Helmand – 12 Mar•

T2i Mobile Training Team (MTT)Afghan National Army Cadre:MAJ Instructor Team OIC 1CSM Team Senior Instructor 11SG Instructor Trainer 2

Coalition Cadre:U.S Army MTT Advisor 2

MSIC Mobile Training Team (MTT)Afghan National Army CadreCPT/SGM Instructor Tm OIC 1MSG Tm Senior Instructor 1SFC Instructor Trainer 3SDR Clerk / Driver 1 *Min of 4 Instructors required.Coalition CadreU.S Army MTT 1Contractor MTT Mentor 1

• MSIC MTT conducts first course at Darulaman

(12 Mar – 30 Mar)

• • MeS – 30

Mar

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ANA Instructor Incentives• Non-monetary initiatives in place;

– Increase expertise: T2i and MSIC professionalize the instructor corps

– Increase status: Instructor patch for uniform and black cap

• Looking ahead - continue incentivizing;– Special pay to counter the loss of combat pay– Increased personnel tracking capabilities merit-based

promotions– Increase quality of life: assignment stabilisation (2 years)– Opportunities for resident literacy and language training

• Status;– MOD Pushed back on Instructor pay when we last raised the issue– With mature, agreed Satha levels the argument is much stronger

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Action is required on incentives

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MASTER INSTRUCTOR PATCH

(BLACK WITH GOLD THREAD)

MASTER INSTRUCTORSATHA 4

HAT (BLACK WITH SCHOOL SYMBOL)

INSTRUCTOR SATHA 2/ SPECIALIST INSTRUCTOR SATHA 3

INSTRUCTOR HAT (TAN WITH SCHOOL SYMBOL)

Instructor Incentives - Hats and Badge

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Future Initiatives

• Integrate Basic Methods of Instruction into all Officer and NCO courses at ‘Steady State’ (85% and 90% Dec 2012).

• Introduce Specialist Instructor Courses in Branch School.

• Work towards instituting qualified instructor rotation plan back to the fielded force to be implemented in 2013-2014

• Mentoring/Partnering Senior Leadership.– ANATC leadership transition to embrace the Afghan

Instructor initiative – RMTC ANA Cdrs and SMAs to conduct joint training

through an Advisors Course that will include:– Planning– Assessment of Instruction– Assessing of Instructors

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QUESTIONS