One of the most important aspects of being a CID agent is training. It is mandatory that special agents and support personnel maintain the highest levels of technical, tactical and personal training proficiency. Training categories Investment . Investment training provides new personnel training in their primary function and teaches experienced personnel advanced and supervisory skills.
Sustainment training is designed to maintain individual proficiency.
It may also be considered as refresher training to keep personnel current in the latest developments in their areas of responsibility. The majority of military sustainment training is conducted at the unit level and includes additional training on topics initially covered in investment training, as well as DoD and DA mandated training requirements. Funding for sustainment training is discretionary. Examples of discretionary training are common military training, mobile training teams, exportable training packages and local training opportunities. Mentorship is a critical sub-task of sustainment.