The Military Value of Training
Abstract
An account of how operations research influenced one U.S. Army officer as he confronted issues of training cost and effectiveness during the period 1970-1980. Favorably impressed by training developments in the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Air Force during the early years of that decade, when the author was the Deputy Chief of Staff for Training of the Army's Training and Doctrine Command, he backed the Army's adoption of Tactical Engagement Simulation. During the latter years of the decade, while commander of the 8th Infantry Division in Germany, he was required to train under zero growth budget guidance. To meet higher standards of readiness, he adopted unconventional training methods which included broad recourse to multi-echelon training, and to various forms of simulation, including subcaliber firing, and battle simulation for training command groups. He concludes that contemporary Army training technique, observed at the National Training Center, is fundamentally sound, but that Tactical Engagement Simulation remains an immature training technology.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1990
- Accession Number
- ADA232460
Entities
People
- Paul F. Gorman
Organizations
- Institute for Defense Analyses