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Chapter 1 1-12 TC 3-09.8 30 March 2020 Figure 1-5. Process to evaluate, assess and report Training Readiness SECTION IV – UNIT TRAINING PLANS 1-25. The artillery tables were developed and identify the certification and qualification of FA sections/crews/teams, platoons, batteries and battalion in support large-scale combat operations. FA Commanders must ensure that field artillery fires provide support to the maneuver commanders in the most demanding and complex environments. Units should train, certify, qualify and sustain proficiency for deployment at a moment’s notice. COMMANDERS ASSESSMENT 1-26. A unit’s training and evaluation plan must be specifically designed to achieve, improve, and sustain technical proficiency. The commander must continually assess the unit’s previous performance, current level of training, currency of key personnel, and weapon platform maintenance to determine its level of proficiency. The Master Gunner should advise the commander and assess, plan, develop, implement, instruct, evaluate, and reassess all phases of certification and qualification. The commander’s ongoing assessment is crucial to developing the certification and qualification plan. 1-27. The following factors must be considered during the assessment: Previous training. The commander assesses training with input from the command sergeant major, executive officer, S-3, subordinate leaders, and Master Gunners (see ADP 7-0). Specific performance at the following events should drive the focus of a training program: