“Macro shook his head. ‘No need for the theory when you know the practice. Same as anything in life.’ ‘Spoken like a soldier’” (Scarrow, 2014, p.23) Scarrow, S. (2014) Brothers in Blood. New York, NY: The Overlook Press.
Military Theory vs Practice…
US Army: Self-Paced Learning & NCO Eduction
Research Paper Title NCO 2020: A Concept for Self-Paced Learning in the Noncommissioned Officer Education System Abstract For US Army non-commissioned officers (NCO’s), attendance at each level of professional military education (PME) is a training requirement for career progression. Essentially, NCOs are required to attend schools and demonstrate professional acumen and mastery of a broad set of military… Read More
Eight Ways to Promote Generative Learning.
Research Paper Title Eight Ways to Promote Generative Learning. Abstract Generative learning involves actively making sense of to-be-learned information by mentally reorganizing and integrating it with one’s prior knowledge, thereby enabling learners to apply what they have learned to new situations. In this article, the researchers present eight learning strategies intended to promote generative learning: summarizing, mapping, drawing,… Read More
Defence College of Technical Training: An MOD Case Study
Research Paper Title Case Study – Ministry of Defence. Abstract For four years between 2009 and 2013 Colonel Garry Hearn, a serving army officer with over 35 years’ experience, was the principal of a large, then Defence College for Communications and Information Systems (renamed Defence School of CIS in 2012). This was a multi-site college with over 1,000 staff, 600 of which were trainers… Read More
Reviewing Instructional Strategies relevant to (US) Military Training Goals.
Research Paper Title Instructional Strategies Framework for Military Training Systems. Abstract In an effort to improve training efficiency ,the [US] military has focused much attention on the development of replicable and generalisable training systems. As a result, a substantial number of companies and contractors have spent significant time and money developing a wide-array of simulators,virtual reality… Read More
Leadership & Learning…
“…leadership and learning are indispensable to each other. [and] …leadership must be guided by the lights of learning and reason or else those who confuse rhetoric with reality and the plausible with the possible will gain the popular ascendancy with their seemingly swift and simple solutions to every world problem.” [sound familiar?] John F. Kennedy… Read More
Canadian Armed Forces: Modernising Individual Training & Education
Research Paper Title Individual Training and Education Modernisation in the Canadian Armed Forces. Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members are amongst the best trained military personnel in the world. This strategic advantage has consistently enabled the CAF to excel during all types of operations. The challenge is to maintain this advantage in the face of resource constraints and an… Read More
Boot Camp & Military Fitness Institute 