Abstract : The report summarizes how and why the Army moved to a centralized training strategy, where training is planned and controlled by company or higher headquarters. Information is presented on how the Opposing Force (OPFOR) at the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC) has implemented a decentralized approach to training, where training is planned and executed at the squad or platoon level. This strategy fits well into the OPFOR's decentralized mode of operations. Interviews with 14 OPFOR members provided key insights into what makes decentralized training work and how to use that approach to attain trained Soldiers and leaders. The OPFOR also indicated that both centralized and decentralized training are needed in units as they are complementary modes%of training. Five critical factors essential to ensure a decentralized training program can be successfully implemented are outlined. These are selecting tasks that are appropriate to be trained in a decentralized mode, using qualified trainers, creating an environment conducive to this type of training, developing an assessment system applicable to the decentralized training process, and providing the necessary training support resources. Finally, a proposed strategy for incorporating more decentralized training Army. wide is presented.