Base Camp Design Simulation Training
Abstract
By late 2009, the US Army published an assessment of base camp training in TRADOC PAM 525-5-5, declaring "that no comprehensive policy or doctrine associated with planning and design, construction, and deconstruction, nor operations and management" existed with respect to base camps. In light of the Army's stated desire to reacquire base camp competencies and revolutionary changes in the Army Learning Model, as outlined in TRADOC PAM 525-9-2, the Operations Research Center of Excellence at the United States Military Academy undertook a project to bring base camp design and development simulation support into the classrooms of the US Army Engineer School (one of the three schoolhouses within the MSCoE). By the end of January 2011, a series of simulation exercises using the VBS2TM simulation platform were introduced to the Engineer Captains Career Course. This paper reports on the progress of these efforts, as well as the pedagogy pursued in educating future Army officers in base camp design and development.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 2011
- Accession Number
- ADA544277
Entities
People
- Brian D. Sawser
- Paul Kucik
Organizations
- United States Military Academy