Combined Arms Training: Methods and Measures for a Changing World

Author:	Amela Sadagic & Rudolph Darken
Title:	Combined Arms Training: Methods and Measures for a Changing World
Abstract:	It is clear that the way the military prepares for combat is rapidly changing. Doctrine and mission objectives are changing at a faster rate than ever before. The operational tempo is faster than it has been in the past. Yet leadership demands a prepared military force – no performance drop-off is acceptable. In fact, we will need to discover how to train in novel ways, in novel places, on novel tasks, to meet the requirements. While technology is not the whole answer to the puzzle, it must play a part. Determining how simulation and gaming technologies can be brought to bear on readiness will be key. Measures of effectiveness that equate to readiness are also needed. Much of what is done today is subjective in nature. There needs to be an improved mix of subjective and objective measures that can be used to “roll up” readiness from the individual on up to an entire force. Identifying opportunities for simulation and gaming that really improve individual and team performance and that are deployable so that they can be used in theatre are essential to success. Presented at the Research & Technology Organisation (RTO) Human Factors and Medicine Panel (HFM) Workshop held in United States Military Academy, West Point, NY, USA, 13-15 June 2006.
Date:	2006
Url:	http://ftp.rta.nato.int/p...

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