Background The VTP, located at Ft. Knox, Kentucky, provides structured task-based training primarily to Army Reserve units and occasionally to Active units. Structured training means that the units will train on their choice of predefined scenarios, called tables, as opposed to creating their own scenarios to train.
Units train with offensive as well as defensive scenarios.
A typical Army Reserve platoon's visit to the VTP proceeds as follows. The platoon arrives at Ft. Knox on a Friday. They spend Friday evening receiving training on the manned tank simulators and may begin to train a mandatory set of tables, called familiarization tables, that are designed to ensure that the unit has mastered a basic skill level. On Saturday, the unit trains all day, typically moving through about four tables.