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LESSON DESCRIPTION:

In this lesson, you will learn about various environmental training aspects, who should receive training, and the sources for environmental training. There is a variety of environmental training available at each installation. This training is coordinated by the installation environmental office and is normally federal- and state-specific. Other environmental training is part of the soldier's career development.

TERMINAL LEARNING OBJECTIVE:

The Army's peacetime mission is to prepare all Army components (Active, Reserve, and National Guard) to fight and win. The major concern is to ensure that soldiers and units are trained to accomplish their mission and survive. While protecting the environment, training must ensure the well-being of the soldiers that are being trained. Directed training, such as environmental protection, will be provided to all soldiers. This lesson assists leaders in determining who should receive training and what types and sources of training are available.

4-1. Environmental Training. Almost everyone wants to protect the environment and tries to comply with applicable laws and regulations. In fact, there are very few cases that involve intentional noncompliance. There are, however, a large number of environmental-enforcement actions based on mistakes or accidents. Remember, ignorance of the law is no excuse. Installations should ensure that their personnel are well informed and trained.

a. The most basic steps to environmental compliance are training and awareness. TRADOC is developing a training plan to provide all Army military and civilian personnel with adequate and applicable training courses that are consistent with federal, state, local, and HN regulatory requirements.

b. Although some environmental requirements prescribed in federal, state, or local regulations are equivalent to tasks the Army must train, they typically are stated in terms of the individual who performs them. Often, the Army does not centrally define what individuals should perform specific environmental tasks. For example, ARs 200-1 and 200-2 refer to organizations that are responsible for performing regulatory tasks, as well as Army- or DOD-defined management tasks. Depending on the installation or facility, the person at that organization who actually performs these tasks might be a civilian in any number of job series or position titles or a soldier in any of several military occupational specialties (MOSs), units, or command levels. In addition, many persons performing such tasks are not part of an environmental office. Thus, unlike the typical military training process, in which tasks, performers, and numbers of performers that require training are well defined the environmental program is at the early stages of this type of definition process. Therefore, the first effort for long-range improvement of environmental training in the Army is to define tasks in the context of who performs them.

c. Environmental training needs to be provided to several groups at an Army installation.

(1) Soldiers and civilian employees need to know how to accomplish their tasks in such a way that they comply with environmental regulations. This can be done by on-the-job training and by following SOPs that address environmental requirements in detail.

(2) All supervisors need training to increase their awareness of their overall responsibilities to comply with environmental laws and regulations and understand how their decisions can influence the installation's compliance status. Supervisors, with assistance from the installation environmental-compliance officer, need to-

(3) Some specific training is required by law. The RCRA and OSHA delineate training requirements for some personnel, such as personnel who handle HM.

Supervisors should determine who needs such training and ensure that personnel are trained. This also requires that training files be maintained on those personnel requiring environmental training.

4-2. Unit Environmental Training. The most urgent training areas are individual awareness and specialized environmental training. This training can provide immediate savings through reduced violation while promoting environmental ethics and knowledge.

a. Requirements.

(1) Awareness Training. To establish an environmental ethic among soldiers, all military personnel should have environmental-awareness training. This training should occur as early as possible in the soldier's career and be reinforced as he progresses professionally.

(2) Specialized Training. This training is based on certain duties and responsibilities. Specialized training relates to the soldier's MOS and requires special team training.

b. Sources. Training sources are institutional, ACCP, unit sustainment, installation, and proponent schools.

(1) Institutional. Resident service schools provide awareness training to soldiers who attend the following course areas:

(2) ACCP. This is a self-study program offered by the Army. Listed below are environmental-specific ACCPs that can be requested through DA Pam 351-20. They are delivered in two configurations, a standard print with video and a multimedia computer-based instruction (CBI) version.

(3) Unit Sustainment. Commanders at all levels should develop their own training program. To support unit sustainment training, several products have been developed and are located in the training support centers located on each installation. These training products should-

(4) Installation. Installation environmental training is provided by the installation environmental office, and this office should provide training to subordinate unit leaders and installation personnel on-

(5) Proponent Schools. The following are training institutions that provide or develop environmental training:

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