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Objective:

Learning Outcomes:

• Given the establishment of weapon system requirements, identify plans for the acquisition of real property assets to operate, maintain, and support the system.
• Given the approval of real property assets for the weapon system program, understand how to sustain operational and support facilities to achieve system readiness requirements
• Given the decision to retire a weapon system, identify related DoD real property assets for potential disposal or repurposing
• Distinguish between the terms, manpower, personnel, and qualifications
• Explain the key requirements in the laws, DoD directives, and Acquisition policies that govern manpower and personnel for an acquisition program
• Describe the processes used to determine quantity and workforce mix for civilian, military, and contractor personnel
• Identify methods and tools used to estimate Manpower & Personnel costs
• Given a DoD weapon system, recognize the life cycle logistician’s role in planning, developing, and designing support equipment solutions that maximize system supportability.
• Given a DoD weapon system, recognize the Integrated Product Support element pertaining to support equipment, and how it relates to weapons system supportability
• Given a DoD weapon system, recognize the life cycle logistician’s role in system design and development which will minimize support equipment requirements
• Given a DoD weapon system, recognize the life cycle logistician’s role in supporting the support equipment requirements and their associated system
• Given a DoD weapon system, recognize the life cycle logistician’s role in integrating support equipment considerations into the Product Support Strategy for the system
• Describe the training and training support required to support weapon system objectives
• Describe the skills and qualifications required to maintain a weapon system
• Select training metrics to evaluate training system effectiveness, cost, and overall impact
• Describe the steps to develop, implement, and sustain a training program for personnel who operate, maintain, and support a weapon system

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