MCO 3550.14 — Policies And Procedures For Synthetic Ground Training Systems

MCO 3550.14 governs roles, requirements, effectiveness, accreditation, sustainment, training support, assessment, and scheduling for Synthetic GTS.

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  • Publication number: MCO 3550.14
  • Title: POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR SYNTHETIC GROUND TRAINING SYSTEMS
  • Date: 23 Jun 2021
  • Proponent: 03000 Operations & Readiness
  • Status: New

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It covers capabilities-based requirements, military utility, field evaluations, training effectiveness, instructional systems design, and training execution. It also establishes approaches for modernization, utility scoring, performance assessment, comprehensive assessment, and utilization reporting.

Topics covered

  • Capabilities-based assessment
  • Requirements transition process
  • Military utility assessment
  • Synthetic ground training systems
  • Training system accreditation
  • Utility scoring
  • Quantitative performance assessment
  • Utilization reporting

Questions and answers

Who oversees live and synthetic training throughout the Marine Corps Training Environment?

Serves as the proponent for all matters pertaining to the oversight, coordination, and execution of all live and synthetic training conducted throughout the MCTE. (paragraph 2)

What process supports synthetic training capability requirements documents?

Leads the RTP process in support of synthetic training capability requirements documents. (paragraph 3)

How must Synthetic GTS systems and locations be identified?

TECOM will implement a standardized GTS nomenclature to uniquely identify an individual system and location for Synthetic GTS utilized across all installations. (paragraph 3)

What system is used to schedule Synthetic GTS and record utilization data?

RFMSS will be utilized to schedule the use of Synthetic GTS and record utilization data required to inform resource decisions in accordance with reference (s). (paragraph 1)

What metrics inform resource decisions for TECOM-sponsored Synthetic GTS?

TECOM will utilize these metrics to inform resource decisions related to TECOM-sponsored Synthetic GTS. (paragraph 2)

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