Research Paper Title Professionalism and Practice: The Development of Situational Vocational Professional Identity Amongst UK Army Reserve Instructors. Abstract This study addresses the concept of developing professionalism and its association with instructional practice. It was conducted against a backdrop of political change affecting the military and the vocational education sector between 2006 and 2014. The political decision to revitalise… Read More
Research Paper Title Physical Training for Loaded Marching Performance Among British Army Recruits. Abstract Study 1 quantified the validity and repeatability of an automated on-line (ON) gas analysis system during sub-maximal loaded marching (LM) against that of the Douglas Bag (DB) approach. The 95% ratio Limits of Agreement (LoA) revealed the ON system systematically overestimated V02 by -16%… Read More
“At the time he had believed that Bestia had been a cruel monster, but he had long since come to realise the true purpose of the harsh treatment meted out during training. Soldiers had to keep a cool head in any conditions. They had to be disciplined from within as well as without. That process… Read More
Research Paper Title Outcomes Based Training and Education: in the Department of Military Instruction, United States Military Academy. Abstract This paper examines the training approached called Outcomes Based Training and Education (OBT&E) and how it is being used in the United States Military Academy (USMA, aka West Point) and the results of OBT&E in the… Read More
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
“In the heat of battle you don’t remember very much, you don’t think very fast. You act by instinct, which is really training. So you’ve got to be trained for battle so you react exactly the way you did in training.“ Arleigh Albert ‘31-knot’ Burke (1901-1996) US Navy Admiral who took part in WW2 and… Read More
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
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