Which activity best supports ongoing improvement in training plans?

• A. Conduct a one-time update after the plan is created
• B. Regularly review METL and update plans based on feedback
• C. Minimize feedback to avoid changes
• D. Increase training duration indefinitely

Answer: (B)

Ongoing improvement comes from treating training plans as living documents that continuously adapt to real-world needs. Regularly reviewing what tasks are essential (the METL) and updating the plan based on feedback and performance data keeps training aligned with current mission requirements and practical results. This creates a loop you can repeat: gather feedback, assess outcomes, make targeted updates, and implement again.

Updating only once after the plan is created misses new demands and gaps that appear over time. Minimizing feedback prevents uncovering issues that need fixing. And simply increasing training time without addressing what needs to improve wastes time and may not address the underlying shortcomings.