.. tion dates on or after 15 June 1956. In spite of this restriction, some loss of these tr~cinedpersonnel did occur sooner than was desirable, indicating thet future operational planning sholuldcon-” - r sider treinin~ instructor personnel no earlier than four months prior to the commencement of the operational phase. The course conducted at the Fleet Training Center did not completely fulfill TG 7.2 requirements as it was not desigmed for traininL instructors but r~ther for shipboard mo itors. Supplemental instruction on the conduct of surveys, operation of and minor adjustments of equipment, and the like, corrected the course deficiencies. With the exception of the early trainin~ resultin~ in early losses, the instructor level of training WPS quite adequate. The second or monitor level of training bc~an in March 1956. Six primary monitor teams of three men esch, backed up by four re. serve teams, w:ro req’’iredfor the accomplishment of the rnonitorin~ mission. Two ~lternate monitors for each of the ten teams were also trained. This training consisted of 18 hors md of classroom work a 6 hour field exercise. The program of instruction suffered somewhat from instrument cleficicnciesrcsultin~ from the initial inexperience on the p~.rtof maintenance personnel, and the adverse climatic effects. As a result the AN/PDR-T-l-B ion chamber survey meters h~d.to be abandoned and LN/ PDR-271S substituted therefore. The training of the monitors was completed by additional periods of two-hour per week sessions in the field performing pr~.ctice surveys on a unit level. These drills proved to be an exc:;llent measure for ~.mprovingthe monitorsl over-all efficiency. . %.. - L.&L& .