The Army needs the ability to characterize the effectiveness of test and live training systems to improve realistic training and
real-time arbitration of casualties. For years, the Army testing and live training communities have strived to develop a robust
Real Time Casualty Assessment (RTCA) capability. Currently, both communities are working closely to develop the ability to
characterize the degree to which specific, identified capability upgrades to test and live training systems could improve RTCA.
This project leveraged a capabilities based assessment method developed for the USMC Squad Immersive Training
Environment (previously published as an I/ITSEC paper- Johnston, Dunfee, et al., 2012). This paper describes the methods and
findings of the Systematic Team Assessment of Readiness Training (START) method as it was applied to a use-case of the
Bradley Fighting Vehicle (BFV) crew training. A baseline capability assessment of the live training environment for the BFV
is described in terms of its ability to support effective live Force-on-Force (FoF) training and RTCA. We describe how the
START method was employed to establish environmental attribute (e.g., battlefield effects) capability gaps that are used to
prioritize investments in test and live training systems based on the degree to which the investments could improve training
and RTCA effectiveness. Using the methodology, quantitative and qualitative data on current testing and training capability
was collected. The results of this data collection will be presented in this paper. This is a collaborative effort among the
Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training, and Instrumentation (PEO STRI), the Army Test and Evaluation T&E
Command, the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD), and the US Army Research Laboratory
Human Research and Engineering Directorate (ARL-HRED).