TC 3-09.8 Fire Support and Field Artillery Cert & Qual – BIG

Dated March 2020

with “Commander approved Changes” as of 1 Sep 2022

This book is complete with all chapters and appendices.

TC 3-09.8 is structured into a fixed base document (Chapter 1 and 2) delivered through the Army Publishing Directorate, with the remainder of the chapters and appendices delivered on the amendable MilSuite web site under the management of the Directorate of Training and Doctrine, Fires Center of Excellence.

This publication has all of the fixed based documents (Chapters 1 and 2) PLUS the Commandant approved (as of 1 Oct 2021) remaining chapters and appendixes.

Chapters and appendices normally on the MilSuite web site but have been transferred and place in this document to form a whole and complete document.

They are Commandant approved as of 1 Sep 2022

This Training Circular (TC) provides the standards for implementing a Field Artillery (FA) gunnery program which incorporates all components of the FA system of systems within each FA formation at Battalion (BN) and below to include the Fire Support Teams and Cells which reside within all Brigade Combat Teams.

Training Circular (TC) 3-09.8 supports the mission of the Field Artillery by providing the means to certify and qualify Field Artillery Individuals, Teams, Crews, Sections, Platoons, Batteries and Battalions. The Field Artillery tables are intended to parallel and support Maneuver Tables 1–6 from the maneuver Platoon to Brigade Combat Team and are designed for artillery leaders at Battalion and below to assess the proficiency of their units to perform their mission and to sustain Field Artillery Core Competencies utilizing the Sustainable Readiness Model.

Commanders must reference TC 3-09.8 to plan, prepare, execute and assess FA Gunnery training events as per guidelines within the Department of the Army (DA) requirements for their unit’s readiness assessment. Ensuring units achieve section, platoon, battery and battalion certification and qualification supports the DA reportable readiness standards.

This publication applies to the Active Army, the Army National Guard (ARNG), and the U.S. Army Reserve (USAR) unless otherwise stated.

In COLOR

This book is a “BIG” (the size of a regular sheet of paper.  Coil binding is used to allow for easy page flipping with no jamming.

The covers are laminated for weather protection with black and white inside printing.

If you desire a mini size book (half the size of a regular sheet of paper), it is on this website too.