S7 Department - Regulations and Procedures

This is the Document Release Information
Article Number:	7CAV-DR-029
Scope:	S7 Department - Regulations and Procedures
Version:	Version 1.0
Effective Date:	20JUN20
Last Modified Date:	DDMMMYYYY
Approving Authority:	S7 Officer in Charge
Point of Contact:	S7 Executive Officer

S7 Training - Standard Operating Procedures

Each Training School is responsible for the following SOP's:

Course Scheduling

• Unless otherwise approved by the S7 Training Lead and/or S7 Command Staff, each course is run at least once monthly at a time that works for both NA and EU timezones. If this isn't possible, a second running of the course should be done to ensure that at least once per month each course is run for each continent. *More advanced courses can be run less frequently on an approved basis as demand requires.
• Courses must be posted at least 1 week (7 days) prior to the run date to allow troopers reasonable time to sign up
• ALL courses must be added as events to the 7CAV Training Calendar as courses are scheduled
• Use the https://7cav.us/s3events tool to schedule a class and S7 Department - Class Posting
• After a class is run, the Lead Instructor is responsible to un-stick the class announcement post

Course Development & Updates

• New Courses:
  • New courses require a proposal form to be sent to the School Lead and then must be sent up the S7 CoC for approval
    • S3 New Course Proposal Form
  • After approval is granted by S7 Command Staff, the proposal should then be distributed to the company staff of the affected company of the proposed class for review and approval
  • After approval is granted by Company Staff, the lesson plan and field manual drafts must be developed and once ready, sent up the S7 CoC for review and approval
  • After approval is granted by S7 Command Staff, a demo course must be run and observed by the School Lead plus the S3 Training Lead or a member of S7 Command Staff in order to receive final approval for the school to consistently run the class
    • Demo classes can be run as the first class that includes a normal class posting and regular student participation that counts for class credit
    • The intention is that the course developers/instructors, School Lead, plus the S7 Training Lead or a member of S7 Command Staff can do a final audit together of the demo course and make any final LP or map adjustments as necessary
• Updates to existing courses:
  • If existing courses require an update, updates need to be handled on a case-by-case basis. The intention is that minor lesson plan or map updates can be approved by School Leads. Larger lesson plan content changes/overhauls should go all the way up the S7 CoC for review and approval.
• School Leads must ensure Lesson Plans, Manuals, and maps (if applicable) are kept up-to-date and the most current versions are available in each School's respective Google Drive folders.

Tracking

• All classes and instructor accountability data should be tracked and the information provided on all S3 Graduation posts recorded on the S7 Master Tracker and each school's own individual tracker, which is maintained by the appropriate School Lead, Training Lead, S7 Command Staff, or its designates
• Ensure the Lead Instructor forum post on each School's respective forum is kept updated as instructors become lead qualified for each class so each School can track who is qualified to lead instruct/teach which class

Instructor Minimum Requirements

• Instructors in any course should have the course qualification prior to attending as an assistant instructor. For new courses, the course developers will run the course for the first few runs.
• Instructors must hold the rank of Private First Class (E-3) or above and must have no negative action pending or active
• Instructors are required to assist or lead instruct a course at least once monthly. Instructors who fail to meet this minimum requirement will receive a VCS. Subsequent failures to meet the minimum requirement will result in removal from the department.
• Previous Instructors that were out of the S7 Department longer than 6 months have to do a refresher on all courses the school offers in the form of one assist before they can teach courses on their own

Lead Instructor Requirements

Lead Instructors must go through the following process:

1. Attended the course first as a student
2. Attend 1 run-through of the course as an assistant
3. Lead instruct the course at least once under the supervision of a qualified lead instructor for that specific course

Arma 2 Class Equivalencies

Soldiers who have successfully completed an Arma 2 class are not required to re-do the class in Arma 3. Students are able to sign up and participate in the course however, and will receive credit as a new MILPACS entry.

Recruit Eligibility to Attend Classes

Recruits are permitted to attend any S7 Classes or Operations if they have successfully completed Basic Combat Training. S7 Instructors may ask a recruit if they are unsure of their status, or discuss with Recruit Training Command personnel.

Staff taking ELOA

When an instructor goes on ELOA, they are automatically removed from the department. When they return, if you want them back in your school, you must make a new position announcement post.

Surveys

For all courses that are run, a survey will be sent to the participants at the end of the class. Use the appropriate game AO survey located here: S7 Training Survey.

Exceptions

Exceptions to all of the above may be made at the discretion of S7 Command Staff.