I don’t recall a mandatory training class unless it was P.T. Whats that all about?
Heck, we have annual mandatory classes regarding ... and this list isn’t all inclusive ... suicide prevention, domestic abuse prevention, sexual harassment and rape prevention (SHARP), violence in the workplace prevention, equal opportunity/anti-discrimination classes, and, recently, classes pertaining to acceptance of transgenders in the military. In addition to the on-site classes, we have required computer training on these and other things that fall into the same general area. Finally, if something piques the interest of Congress or the press (like the Abu Ghraib thing, the Hasan killings, and “the increased numbers of rapes and sexual assaults in the Army”, there are “stand-down” days where we do nothing but attend classes ... most of which outline the ways that whites, in general, and male heterosexuals, specifically, are the root cause of most (if not all) of the problems in the military and in overall society.
When I was in the Navy, we had safety-stand-downs, sexual harassment training, drug avoidance training, etc. on top of the OJT/JQR (this is after 9 months of “A” and “C” school) I had to do as a CTT.
It’s a wonder I had time for PT!