2-44. The foundation of the training process is the Army Training Management Cycle (figure 2-7). In the METL development process (chapter 3), training must be related to the organization's wartime operational plans and focuson METL tasks. The availability of resources does not affect METL development. The METL is an unconstrained statement of the tasks required to accomplish wartime missions. Resources for training, however, are constrained and compete with other missions and requirements. Leaders develop the long-range, short-range, and near-term training plans (chapter 4) to utilize effectively available resources to train for proficiency on METL tasks. After training plans are developed, units execute training by preparing, conducting, and recovering from training (chapter 5). The process continues with training evaluations that provide bottom-up input to organizational assessment. Organizational assessments provide necessary feedback to the senior commander that assist in preparing the training assessment (chapter 6).