The references establish the system used to publish all training standards, provide policy, and assign training responsibilities, especially as applied to the Systems Approach to Training (SAT). ITS8 establish the training requirements for all Marines in the same occupational field (OccFld), Military Occupational Specialty (MOS), or billet. They provide a foundation upon which unit commanders and school directors build training packages for individual Marines as part of unit training plans or formal courses of instruction. ITSs represent the skills needed by individual Marines that contribute to the unit mission as expressed in the Mission Performance Standards. Changes to doctrine or force structure or the introduction of now weapons or equipment may necessitate revision of this Order.