Report of Exercise Observations: Operational Readiness Training Tests (ORTT)
Abstract
During a two-month period in Spring 1975, the USAREUR 8th Infantry Division (8ID) conducted battalion Operational Readiness Training Tests (ORTT) at the Hohenfels Federal Republic of Germany Major Training Area. The ORTT, as implemented by the 8ID, was a controlled realtime field exercise designed to provide realistic training and performance evaluation at task force level. Army Training and Evaluation Program (ARTEP) standards were used where possible as the basis for performance evaluation. Evaluator judgement was used to assess casualties and unit performance. There was no ranking of test battalions; instead, ratings of Combat Ready or Not Combat Ready were awarded, based upon the tested battalion's ability to (1) carry out its mission, and (2) plan and prepare for combat service support during sustained combat operations. Personnel of the Field Unit-USAREUR of the Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences (ARI) assisted in evaluating the ORTT program at the request of the division commander. The present Research Memorandum details the evaluation activities and recommendations of the ARI Field Unit-USAEUR concerning the battalion ORTTs conducted during the period.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1977
- Accession Number
- ADA077927
Entities
People
- Louise G. Yates
- Thomas G. Ryan
Organizations
- U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences