The strategic necessity for the FA 57 officer is to redefine the Army's training environment with simulations that will support training all of the principles of combat power:  firepower, maneuver, leadership, force protection, and information.  … The simulation officer will be the point for future Army simulations.  Simulation officers should have career progression, which includes command assignments, and be available to serve in senior Army leadership positions in the future.  The lack of an adequate number of trained and ready simulation officers is a strategic shortfall that must be fixed.  We must determine the optimal size for the program, and make assignments available to these officers that will maintain competitiveness throughout their careers.

CSA Approved  5 July 2001

FA57 Vision