Proficiency Evaluation and Cost-Avoidance Proof of Concept M1A1 Study Results

Abstract

Evaluation of simulation-based training systems to determine their contributions to trainee proficiency and to determine the level of cost avoidance vice live training is essential to plan the future live-virtual-constructive training environment for the United States Marine Corps (USMC). This need is reinforced in a recent Government Accountability Office report (GAO 13-698, August 2013) on Army and Marine Corps Training titled Better Performance and Cost Data Needed to More Fully Assess Simulation-Based Efforts, which states that the Services lack key performance and cost information that would enhance their ability to determine the optimal mix of training and prioritize related investments. USMC Program Manager Training Systems (PM TRASYS) has conducted cost avoidance studies on USMC simulation-based training systems for the past 2 years, and these studies are being refined to capture improved cost information. A related study, begun in June 2013, evaluates the effects of USMC simulation-based training programs on proficiency.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2014
Accession Number
ADA620169

Entities

People

  • Robb Dunne
  • Steven Gordon
  • Tim Cooley

Organizations

  • Georgia Tech

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Business Administration
  • Combat Vehicles
  • Doctrine
  • Education
  • Governments
  • Lessons Learned
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Science
  • Personnel Management
  • Simulators
  • Students
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Trainees
  • Training
  • United States
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Military Training and Readiness Simulation