Master Driver Handbook Quick Reference Guide Mission Statement

Master Driver Handbook Quick Reference Guide

• Mission Statement • Responsibilities • Begin Program Checklist • • • Continiuity book SOP APPT Orders Memos Driver Packets • Driver Selection • Driver Packet Checklist • DA from 348 - how to fill out • GCSS-Army T-codes • Qualifications for 5984 -E after intial training • Adding equipment to record 2

Mission Statement • Our mission is to educate and train Soldiers to safely and proficently operate military equipment. We are the subject matter experts here to advise our commanders of all things related to Driver Training. We have been trained to build, coordinate and oversee unit driver training programs. This handbook does not replace M 9 or local Master Driver Training courses. This handbook is designed to assist Unit Master Drivers with a quick reference guide to work wit your training. Some of us fall in on programs that have not been maintained or there is no program altogether. Sometimes the task of getting thing organized can seem overwelming, my hope is that you will find help to work through the process with this guide. 3

BDE Master Driver • Qualifications • • • Must be SFC/E 7 Must be assigned to the S 3 section Must be a graduate of the Master Driver Manager course in FT. Lee, VA (ASI M 9) • Responsibilities • • • You are responsible for oversight of the Battalion Master Driver and the training conducted by the company Licensing Instructors and Examiners. You are responsible for inspecting the Battalion programs every 6 months and following up to ensure deficiencies are being fixed. You are responsible for making sure that the Battalion Master Drivers are conducting inspections on the companies programs every 6 months. You are responsible for inspecting training events and documenting your inspections and feedback. You are responsible for creation and maintenance of the Brigade SOP. You are responsible for advising the Brigade Commander and the Battalion Master Drivers of any changes to policies and Army regulations. • Quick Tips • • When you first take over as the BDE Master Driver take the first 30 days to ensure your program is in order. Make sure you have a continuity book, review past inspections to ensure any deficiencies have been addressed, Review your SOP and make sure it is in line with higher SOP and regulations. Once you have made sure your products and program is in order then you need to schedule inspections of the Battalion programs, review the last inspections completed and see what deficiencies there were so that you can make sure they have been addressed or fixed. 4

BN Master Driver • Qualifications • • • Must be SSG/E 6 Must be assigned to the S 3 section Must be a graduate of the Master Driver Manager course in FT. Lee, VA (ASI M 9) • Responsibilities • • • You are responsible for oversight of the Company Driver Training program and the training conducted by the company Licensing Instructors and Examiners. You are responsible for inspecting the Company programs every 6 months and following up to ensure deficiencies are being fixed. You are responsible for making sure that all Licensing Instructors and Examiners are appointed in writing and that the memos are formatted correctly. You are responsible for planning and securing resources for companies to conduct training. You are responsible for creation and maintenance of the Battalion SOP. You are responsible for advising the Battalion Commander and the companies of any changes to policies and Army regulations. • Quick Tips • • When you first take over as the BN Master Driver take the first 30 days to ensure your program is in order. Make sure you have a continuity book, review past inspections to ensure any deficiencies have been addressed, Review your SOP and make sure it is in line with higher SOP and regulations. Once you have made sure your products and program is in order then you need to schedule inspections of the Company programs, review the last inspections completed and see what deficiencies there were so that you can make sure they have been addressed or fixed. 5

Company Master Driver • Qualifications • • • Must be SGT/E 5 or above Must be Master Driver trained at a minimum by local COMET course Must be appointed in writing • Responsibilities • • • You are responsible for oversight of the Company Driver Training program and the training conducted by the company Licensing Instructors and Examiners. You are responsible for ensuring that the driver packets are complete and updated with new training You are responsible for making sure that all Licensing Instructors and Examiners are appointed in writing and that the memos are formatted correctly. You are responsible for planning and securing resources for companies to conduct training working with the BN Master Driver. You are responsible for creation and maintenance of the Company SOP. You are responsible for advising the Company Commander of any changes to policies and Army regulations. • Quick Tips • • When you first take over as the Company Master Driver take the first 30 days to ensure your program is in order. Make sure you have a continuity book, review past inspections to ensure any deficiencies have been addressed, Review your SOP and make sure it is in line with higher SOP and regulations. Once you have made sure your products and program is in order then you need to review your driver packets to make sure they are complete and not missing any documentation. Review the inspection checklist from your Battalion Master Driver to make sure that you have covered all areas and are ready to be inspected at any time. Now you need to start planning training and working with your Instructors and Examiners to make sure annual check rides and sustainment training is happening. 6

Licensing Instructors and Examiners • Qualifications • • Must be an NCO, except for specialized equipment in which there is only operator is a SPC or below. Must complete the distance learning course for Licensing Instructors/Examiners Must be appointed in writing by commander Must be licensed on the equipment appointed to instruct and/or examine • Responsibilities • • • Instructors are responsible for Instructing Phase I in conjunction with the BN Master Driver. Instructors are responsible for instructing the classroom portion of Phase II equipment familiarization. Instructors are responsible for instructing the hands on PMCS and familiarization along with examiners. Examiners are responsible for administering the Phase I & II written exam. Examiners are responsible for administering the Phase III validation testing. Both Instructors and Examiners compile training documentation and ensure the unit Master Driver updates training on DA form 348 and in GCSS-Army. 7

Beginning Program Checklist • Continuity book • Whether you are a BDE, BN or Company Master Driver you should have a continuity book. In your book you should have the following at a minimum: • • Your appointment orders Copies of your training certificates Copy of your last program inspection Roster of your next lower unit Master Drivers Copies of their appointment orders Copies of their training certification Copy of your signed SOP Copy of any reports that your higher levels requires you to submit up. • SOP • Review your unit SOP and make sure that it is in line with your next higher unit SOP as well as regulations. If changes need to be made to your SOP inform your commander that changes need to be made so they will not be surprised when you bring them a new SOP to sign. • APPT Orders • While your unit should create new appointment orders for the commander to sign, you may have to create your own. Either way just ensure that you have signed appointment orders, they are a critical task for your inspection. • Memos • Review all your memos and make sure they are formatted correctly and that the personnel on them are still with the unit. Too often Soldiers PCS and they never get removed from the training memos and conversely new arrivals never get added to updated memos. • Driver Packets • These are the heart and soul of the company program, you must make sure they are accurate and complete. We will detail these in a bit. 8

Driver Selection 9

Driver Packet Checklist I recommend that you use a tri folder for the driver packets (pic below), I am going to layout how I set my packets up, but whatever you choose to use your packets must include at least what is listed here. • Commanders Interview • Copy of Civilian License • Copy of DA form 348 • DA form 348 -1 continuation • Original copies of examination score sheets • Original copies of DA form 6125 for all wheeled road test, check rides, ect… • MFR to recoerd satisfactory training on all non wheeled equipment • NVD Training cert/MFR • AMMO 67 Cert • Print out of 348 -E (GCSS-Army) 10

DA form 348 11

GCSS-Army T-codes GCSS-Army can be tough to figure out all on your own, but if you forget how to do something I suggest you go back into GTRAC and review the Master Driver course. One tip is to save the PDF files that are available from the exercises, then you have a quick access to the step by step. This handbook is just giving you the T-codes and quick description of what each ones does. • Licensing • • • PPPD – Display Qualification Profile PPPM – Update Qualification Profile ZOQM – Add Multiple Qualifications ZPEPP – Print Qualification Record (print 348 -E) ZOPID – Print Operator Permits (print licenses) • Operator/Equipment Updates • ZNSTDQ – Create non-standard equipment code • PA 51 – Display Badges and Awards • PA 61 – Maintain Badges and Awards • Reports • • ZXPQ – Expired Qualification Report ZFNQ – Operator Qualification Search ZOPLR – Operator Permit Ledger ZSEC 1 – Display Positions and Users • ZLICWB – Licensing/Qualification Workbench • This is a one stop spot that was recently added. If you use this workbench there is a link for each of the above listed t-codes. All you have to do is click and it takes you to the spot you want. 12

Qualifications for 5984 -E 13

Adding Equipment 14

POI for Phase I 15

POI for Phase II training is conducted IAW the appropriate TC. All instruction should be taken from the TC for both the classroom, PMCS and hands-on training. To prepare students for the control lanes portion of the testing, those lanes are laid out in each TC appendix. 16

Phase III Training Validation Phase III is the training validation of all the training you have done in Phase II. In order for a student to enter the validation phase they must have passed the Phase I and II written exam and they must have been issued a learner permit and have that permit on them while being tested. The validation consists of a PMCS test (results annotated on the back of the 348), Control lanes are next (results annotated in the notes section of the 6125), last is the road test and is scored on the 6125. 17

Frequently Asked Questions 18