Army Training Plan Checklist: T&EOs, Forms and Sources

Use this Army training plan checklist to collect task identifiers, check the intended audience and source version, and identify the correct purpose of supporting forms. It helps you prepare a reference review before your unit's planning and approval process. A familiar title or an old downloaded PDF is not enough to establish the right match.

ArmyTEO helps you find and revisit records. Official Army publications, the task's proponent and your command's guidance govern their use. A catalog result or Saved task does not establish document currency, authorize access or certify a training plan.

Private Luis Aguilar, B Company 296 Brigade Support Battalion, evaluating a notional casualty prior to treatment at Camp Hovey, Republic of Korea on April 10, 2025.

Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Ramil Preiksaitis, 2ID Rotational BDE. DVIDS: Camp Hovey, RoK E3B Train Up Day 3.

Start with the appropriate Army reference

ADP 7-0 and FM 7-0, both titled Training, provide the doctrinal framework. The Army's Training Management Directorate overview describes a cycle that includes prioritizing, planning, preparation, execution, and evaluation and assessment. Choose a reference that matches the stage of your review, then check its full title, publication date and scope.

For a focused reference, the TMD training circular series identifies TC 7-0.1, After Action Reviews; TC 7-0.2, Training Meetings; TC 7-0.3, Plan an Event; and TC 7-0.4, Training and Evaluation Outlines. Keep the publication prefix with its number: TC 7-0.1 should not be cited as ATP 7-0.1. Check the Army Publishing Directorate or Army Training Network for the applicable publication and access route.

Match the record before keeping it

Compare the complete task number and title with the reference you need. Check the organization, echelon or individual audience, and any MOS or skill-level wording. Similar titles can describe different records. Confirm the document header and effective date at the destination, then look for changes or supersession information.

Keep a small reference note with the full identifier, source URL, document date and the date you checked it. Separate a catalog or directory link from a link to an exact file. If a source requires sign-in or permission, use its authorized access process. An unavailable file remains an unresolved reference, even when its title looks right.

Find a set of records and return to it

Open the ArmyTEO catalog to search by task number, title or MOS/AOC. If you already have identifiers, choose Look up multiple task numbers for up to 25 exact task numbers, separated by new lines, commas or semicolons. Review unmatched and ambiguous results; they remain visible so you can resolve them instead of assuming the whole list matched.

Use Save task for records you expect to revisit, then open Saved tasks in the same browser. Saved stores a browser shortlist, not PDFs, evaluation results or an approved plan. It does not sync between devices. Remove individual entries or use Clear saved when the list is no longer needed.

Check forms by their actual purpose

DD Form 2977 is the Deliberate Risk Assessment Worksheet. Obtain the edition from its official listing and confirm applicable documentation and approval requirements with your unit. A general blog cannot determine which forms your particular event requires.

DA Form 7566 should not be presented as an interchangeable older option: the 2014 DA Pam 385-30 change summary records its rescission. DA Form 5434 concerns Army sponsorship, rather than training-event coordination. Keep administrative forms separate from the task reference list and verify each form's purpose before including it.

Keep evaluation and assessment distinct

T, P and U describe collective task proficiency; they are not a universal scoring shortcut for every individual task or performance measure. The Army's T&EO assessment explanation distinguishes recorded performance from the commander's broader assessment. Read the applicable document's evaluation criteria rather than converting a generic checklist into a rating.

Reference-review checklist

Use this organizing aid before bringing your references to the next planning review:

• Record the complete task identifier, title and intended audience.

• Keep the source URL, document edition or effective date, and date checked.

• List unresolved access problems, conflicting versions or identifier mismatches.

• Confirm each form's actual purpose and the approvals required by your unit.

• Name the person responsible for the next reference review and set a review date.

This editorial checklist organizes your research. It is not an official scoring tool or an approved training plan. Reopen the sources at the next review and bring unresolved questions to the appropriate unit leaders.

For a reusable place to record your reference checks, use the Training Reference Review Worksheet. The optional two-page aid keeps source details, unresolved questions and follow-up notes together; it is not an official Army form or an approved training plan.