What tips do you have on helping to build a training office from nothing?

Get friendly with range control fast... Bring those guys some donuts and coffee. Get certified Ammo Handler certified or maybe get 2 soldiers and certify them instead. Start a couple APFT, and weapons Qual binders from A-M N-Z. Build trackers that reflect every soldiers APFT score, weapons score, and Profile limitations, profile type and expiration date. Make sure the commander gives you appointment orders for BEING CERTIFIED to administere tape test. If you are good at Microsoft Access it can make your life easy if you use it to build each soldier a profile.

SSG Theobald, send me your enterprise email on a message. I'll will be out of the office for the next week but immediately upon my arrival I'll shoot you a laundry list of items that you should become very familiar as a company training NCO. And SSG Davison is guiding you in the right tack! Also, try to get DTMS certified ASAP!

Get copies of METL, YTP from higher headquarters, range regs, unit specific FMs, TMs for major items of TOE equipment. Gather any readiness data available, get up to date rosters, get weapons qual and APFT data on ALl unit members, get maps of local training areas. Either get unit load out plans or know where to get them. That should be enough to give you a start. Insure that you you have sufficient office space , computer.etc. Know the formats for trading documents required by higher headquarters. Ago of luck.