IV.A. TRAINING HARDWARE

1. TTE/GPTE/SPTE/ST/GPETE/SPETE

a. Technical Training Equipment. The requirement for Technical Training Equipment (TTE) that is needed for the conduct on GCCS-M classroom instruction constantly changes with the introduction of new GCCS-M segments and functionality. The requirements for specific equipment is also consistently under review as GCCS-M training transitions to favor more onboard/on-site training and proportionally less classroom training. In this rapidly and continuously changing environment, the GCCS-M Program Office has established a web site devoted to TTE installation plans and individual requirements. Accessing this site will give up-to-date requirements as well as plans to fulfill TTE needs. The GCCS-M TTE management site can be reached at: http://c4iweb.spawar.navy.mil/training/TTE.htm

b. GPETE and General Purpose Tools. The GPETE and General Purpose Tools that are required for preventive and corrective maintenance of GCCS-M equipment and to test and maintain GCCS-M at the O-level is specified in Tables IV-1 through IV-3.

Table IV-1 General Purpose Electronic Test (GPETE) Requirements

Table IV-2 General Purpose Tools Requirements

Note: Each GCCS-M training facility has received or will receive one set of GPETE, general tools and special tools as part of their TTE installation package.

2. Training Devices. No requirement exists for Training Devices (TD)/ Simulators other than TTE to support GCCS-M training.

IV.B. COURSEWARE REQUIREMENTS

1. Training Services.  Table IV-3, below, details the training services required to support GCCS-M training.

Table IV-3 GCCS-M Training Services

The GCCS-M Center of Excellence concept requires a transition in the traditional assignment of some instructional personnel detailed for primary shore training sites. As some demands on instructional personnel decrease, with the reduction in focus on lengthy GCCS-M training courses, some demands on the courseware support will increase. Some schoolhouse personnel will be detailed to help with the development of on-board/on-site training material and web-based training services.

2. Curricula Materials and Training Aids

Table IV-4, below, lists GCCS-M Training Aids/Curricula requirements by watchstation:

Table IV-4 GCCS-M Training Aids

R E Q U I R E M E N T S
W A T C H S T A T I O N S	Electronic Quick Reference Guides	On-Site Computer Based Training	Embedded Performance Support Tools	On-Site Or Associated Certification Package
AFLOAT
GCCS-M Workstation Operator	X	X	X	X
Communications Manager	X	X	X	X
Data Base Manager	X	X	X	X
Force Status (NSOF) Operator	X	X	X	X
Tactical Information Management Services (TIMS) Operator	X	X	X	X
Electronic Intelligence (ELINT) Correlator	X	X	X	X
Joint Meteorological and Oceanographic (METOC) (JMS) Operator	X	X	X	X
NTCS-A Intelligence Processing System (NIPS) Operator	X	X	X	X
NTCS-A Imagery Exploitation Workstation (NIEWS) Operator	X	X	X	X
Command and Control Warfare Commander (C2WC) Operator	X	X	X	X
GCCS-M System Administrator	X	X	X	X
TAC-N Maintenance Technician		X		X
C2PC Operator		X	X
ASHORE
GCCS-M Workstation Operator	X	X	X	X
Communications Manager	X	X	X	X
Database Manager	X	X	X	X
Force Status Operator (NSOF)	X	X	X	X
Tactical Information Management Services (TIMS) Operator	X	X	X	X
GCCS-M Systems Administrator	X	X	X	X
Water Space Management (WSM) Watch	X	X	X	X
Visually Integrated Planning Employment Resource (VIPER) Watch	X	X	X	X
C2PC Operator		X	X
TAC/MOBILE
TSC Mission Coordinator and Evaluation Watch Officer	X	X	X	X
TSC ADP Operator	X	X	X	X
TSC Operations Control (OPCON) Watch	X	X	X	X
ASWOC Maintenance (TAC-N) Technician		X		X
TSC Analysis Systems Operator (TSC COMM, TSC Acoustics) Watch	X	X	X	X
System Administrator	X	X	X	X

3. Technical Manuals

A complete and up-to-date listing of technical manual requirements for GCCS-M may be accessed at http://jdms.spawar.navy.mil/jdms/Techmanuals_Search.asp.

IV.C. FACILITY REQUIREMENTS

1. Facility Requirements Summary (Space/Support) by Activity

a. Existing Facilities. All courses are being taught in facilities sufficient for their instruction and for contemplated follow-on courses. Anticipated new courses will replace existing ones so adequate facilities are considered available. As GCCS-M instruction transitions to a dual focus of classroom and onboard/on-site training the requirements for schoolhouse-based instructional facilities will decrease over time. No MILCON requirements to support GCCS-M instruction currently exist.

b. Centers Of Excellence. In order for "Centers of Excellence" schoolhouses to fully shoulder increased responsibility in managing the proficiency of C4I watch standers, they must have state-of-the-art electronic connectivity to the NIPRNET and SIPRNET. Facility improvements to include PC workstations, provision of ISDN lines or fiber-optic data buses, training LANs, etc. must be programmed for upgrade of existing facilities prior to FY-00.

2.  Facility Requirements Detailed by Activity and Course.  GCCS-M utilizes existing facilities.  There is no requirement for new facilities.

3. Facility Project Summary by Program.   GCCS-M utilizes existing facilities.  There is no requirement for new facilities.

Navy Training System Plan
Part VI
Actions and/or Decisions

VI.A. ACTION ITEM / ACTION REQUIRED

I. Action Item Number 001

Merger of GCCS-M maintenance and System Administration functions.

a) Issue: The traditional JMCIS maintenance philosophy, requiring dedicated and trained Electronics Technicians (ET’s) to perform maintenance on JMCIS equipment, was based upon the inability to attain timely and cost effective repairs from manufacturers. Replacement parts were costly and difficult to procure; organic repair capability was necessary. The transition to COTS hardware provides both manufacturers warranties and mitigates the difficulty and cost of attaining replacement components once the warranty period has passed, allowing a "remove and replace" concept to be implemented. Commercial practice is for system administrators to perform organizational level maintenance, relying upon certified hardware technicians (typically external contractors) to perform the equivalent of intermediate/depot level repairs. Intermediate/depot level repair is rarely performed, as it is generally more cost effective to replace/upgrade hardware then it is to repair. Current practice aboard submarines is for junior FT’s to perform organizational level maintenance and senior FT’s to perform duties as system administrators/maintenance supervisors. A similar structure among Radioman (RM) GCCS-M system administrators is indicated. Manpower impact is unknown without study but will probably result in a net decrease in required maintenance billets.

b) Recommendation. Adjust curriculum for GCCS-M Afloat System Administrator (J-221-2307/NEC 2720) to include maintenance instruction sufficient to maintain GCCS/GCCS-M COTS PC hardware. Reduce associated requirements for DS/ET TAC-N Maintenance (J-2G-0367/NEC 1677). Reallocate billets for affected ships and GCCS-M shore sites to reflect the combined maintenance/system administrator strategy, increasing RM billets and decreasing ET billets with a net overall decrease of approximately one billet per unit.

c) Action: OPNAV N62 and CNET

II. Action Item 002

Billet Requirements for Joint Courses.

a) Issue: There does not presently exist an accessible central location for determining annual training requirements for joint training courses. The US Air Force holds quota control for CTAPS/TBMCS/JFACC courses and allots billets to the Navy. There is not a clearly stated training requirement by rank/rate per unit type to justify this training. There have been recommended requirements, however there is not clear instruction.

b) Recommendation: As the GCCS-M / GCCS training system becomes increasingly joint service oriented, it will be necessary to improve the present system of tracking and allotting joint service training. It is recommended that emphasis be place upon developing a tracking mechanism/coordination point to monitor joint training requirements.

c) Action: CNO N-62

III. Action Item 003

Training Input Requirements for GCCS courses.

a) Issue: The billet requirements for the GCCS COP Core Course are unclear. Current estimates were made by comparing projected attendee ratings and current and projected billet requirements for current related courses. There is no data available concerning the projected throughput of Joint Service and/or DoD civilian personnel.

b) Recommendation: Formally develop new baseline COP course training throughput requirements (as well as follow-on Navy-specific strand training requirements) based on expected fleet requirements.

c) Action: CNET

IV. Action Item 004

Reserve Training Requirements.

a) Issue: The only GCCS-M training identified as a Reserve training requirement is for 15 OBU/OED (now transitioning to MLS) operators per year. This was considered a "sustainment" level necessary to maintain watchstander expertise but does not address fundamental re-training necessary to establish a core of trained personnel with updated GCCS-M functionality. Additionally, no training requirements are identified to support any afloat Reserve watchstanders. Through observation and interviews, most Reserve personnel are apparently trained through on-the-job training or experience and do not attend formal instruction or obtain formal qualifications. This is a dichotomy to what active-duty watchstanders are expected to attain.

b) Recommendation: Validate Reserve GCCS-M training requirements. (Current estimates of reserve personnel required for MAST manning at Inshore Undersea Warfare commands is provided in Section II, Element II.A.1)

c) Action: CNO N-62

V. Action Item 005

CBT Courses.

a) Issue: The policy for awarding GCCS-M related NECs is based upon formal course completion. An option to be explored is to allow NEC award based on proven watchstanding or billet proficiency that would recognize completion of watchstander task-focused and, in many cases, computer-aided instruction.

b) Recommendation: Modify NEC award granting criteria for C4I ratings to identify proficiency levels vice simply classroom course completion.

c) Action: CNET and CNO N-62

VI. Action Item 006

Differentiation of GCCS-M’98.

a) Issue: As the C4I spectrum becomes increasingly sophisticated and "full service," the differentiation between GCCS-M and other C4I systems and services becomes increasingly indistinct.

b) Recommendation: Consideration needs to be given to future merging of C4I training requirements under a single "umbrella" NTSP

c) Action: CNO (N62) and SPAWAR

VII. Action Item 007

Delineation of responsibility between US Air Force / AETC / JTO and the US Navy.

a) Issue: With the successful operational test of GCCS-M, responsibility for training resources will be referred to the Single Service Training Manager (SSTM). There is not presently a clear delineation of which responsibilities JTO will assume – GCCS COP only, or all GCCS training including GCCS-M strand courses – nor at which point JTO will assume these responsibilities. The current ambiguity is leading to duplication of effort and production of contradictory statements.

b) Recommendation: Promulgate a clear and definitive timeline detailing the progression of events, transfer of training responsibilities, and eventual distribution of responsibilities leading up to and through the GCCS-M watershed, preferably for inclusion in the GCCS-M NTSP

c) Action: CNO N-62

VIII. Action Item 008

Training Dialog within CNO.

a) Issue: Need more dialog within CNO on training direction, responsibilities, and resource sharing.

b) Recommendation: Develop an action officer-level consortium to include: N20, N6, N86, N88, and CNET to coordinate on these issues.

c) Action: CNO N-62

Navy Training System Plan
Part VII
Points of Contact

VII.A. Command Web Pages

1. URL’s are provided for those commands which maintain an internet Point of Contact (POC) website.

• Chief of Naval Operations (CNO): http://www.hq.navy.mil/cno
• Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet (CINCLANTFLT): http://www.clf.navy.mil/
• Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT): http://www.cpf.navy.mil/
• Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWARSYSCOM): http://www.spawar.navy.mil/spawar/welcome.page
• Commander, Naval Education and Training (CNET): http://www.cnet.navy.mil
• Commander, Naval Air Forces, Atlantic Fleet: http://flightdeck.airlant.navy.mil/public/
• Commander, Naval Air Forces, Pacific Fleet: http://www.airpac.navy.mil/
• Commander, Naval Surface Forces, Atlantic Fleet: http://www.cnsl.spear.navy.mil/cnslorg.htm
• Commander, Naval Surface Forces, Pacific Fleet: http://www.surfpac.navy.mil/
• Commander, Operational Test and Evaluation Force: http://www.cotf.navy.mil/
• Fleet Combat Training Center, Atlantic (FCTCLANT): http://www.cnet.navy.mil/tralant/fctcl/fctchome.htm
• Fleet Combat Training Center, Pacific (FCTCPAC): http://www.cnet.navy.mil

VII.B. Command Points of Contact