Training Aids Devices Simulators And Simulations Study

"The requirements for this study were: to identify how the available Training Aids, Devices, Simulators and Simulations (TADSS) are integrated into training programs, to evaluate user perceptions of TADSS, and to provide recommendations for a procedure to periodically gather this information. The methodology employed structured interviews given at eight posts selected for both Forces Command (FORSCOM) and Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) installations. Personnel were selected to represent the providers of TADSS and the users, from individual soldier to training administrator. Virtual Simulation was employed by the combat maneuver arms where available. Constructive Simulation is widely used by companies and battalions and not often by platoons. The TADSS most often used at platoon level was the multiple integrated laser engagement system or MILES. MILES was not consistently employed in a manner that would ensure realism or objective casualty assessment. Unit Conduct of (UCOFT) and Weaponeer are the simulators most often used. The Standard Army Training System (SATS) is used mostly to prepare training schedules, but the software is unfriendly and needs considerable revision to reach its full potential. TADSS information should be collected on a periodic basis by TRADOC using a modified set of these study procedures."--DTIC.

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"This research was part of a larger program to develop a methodology for multi-Service training of Close Air Support (CAS), using Distributed Interactive Simulation (DIS) technology. This paper summarizes all assessment of user reactions to the training. Survey questionnaires. group interviews, and observations of the training were used to obtain data on to questions. What value is added to existing Service training cycles by the DIS methodology developed? How well did the training work? A key finding was that the distributed methodology fills a critical gap in training multi-Service CAS coordination tasks. An important potential application of the research is to 'ramp-up' training in preparation for rotations to combat training centers. Many lessons were learned about how to develop and apply survey and interview instruments as part of a larger evaluation of DIS training. For example, we 'discovered' that for multiple sites and services 'one size does not fit all.' Assessment instruments must be carefully prepared in different versions to suit the varying perspectives and roles of multiple services."--DTIC.