TRAINING AND EDUCATION (Military Focus) COLLECTION | The Runway

KEY POINTS:

Physical Fitness: Military training strengthens physical fitness, essential for military tasks and well-being.
Discipline and Responsibility: Training instils discipline and responsibility, key for battlespace and personal life.
Leadership Skills: Education develops leadership, crucial for strategic decisions and operations.
Crisis Management: Training readies personnel for effective emergency response.
Teamwork: Training fosters teamwork, critical in combat and operations.
Strategic Thinking: Education improves strategic thinking, aiding in complex problem-solving.
Skills and Knowledge: Training and education provide diverse technical skills useful within and beyond military contexts.
Resilience: Training builds resilience for challenging situations in service and civilian life.
Ethics and Values: Education emphasizes ethics and values, central to a disciplined force.
Global Awareness: Education promotes understanding of diverse cultures, assisting effective overseas deployment.

Strategic Influence

Inside ‘Fusion Cell,’ contractors keep electronic tabs on Talisman Sabre’s progress

Participants are divided into opposing sides for force-on-force exercises, while the "Fusion Cell" trailer in the main camp serves as the hub for contractors. These contractors employ sophisticated surveillance equipment, GPS monitoring systems, and a private cellular network to thoroughly assess the troops' performance at both the individual and group levels.

Communication & Cognition

High school students are using a ChatGPT-style app in an Australia-first trial

The South Australian government is trialling an AI chatbot, "Edchat", in eight public high schools. This first-of-its-kind trial aims to explore the use of AI in supporting student learning and understanding the benefits and risks of these technologies.

Strategic Influence

Air Force overhauls pre-deployment training for a new era in combat

USAF's "Ready Airman Training" should improve USAF's capability by spreading deployment training over a more extended period instead of squeezing it into the month before deployment.

Communication & Cognition

Time to hit the books: education and training in the defence strategic review

The Defence Strategic Review 2023 (DSR-23) highlights Australia's focus on acquiring advanced military technology but appears to neglect the training and education required to use this advanced technology effectively.

Technology & Innovation

You Can Stop Training ChatGPT With Your Questions and Conversations

OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, has introduced a new feature that enables users to disable their chat histories. Although users will lose their archive of conversations, this is good news for anyone who values their privacy.

Military Management

5 Skills that Should be a Part of Every Manager's Training

Tanner Simkins identifies the five skills that every manager needs: communication coaching, inclusivity, development planning, and time management.

Do brain training apps, games and puzzles enhance brain health?

Some studies continue to demonstrate that mentally stimulating activities can help reduce and delay cognitive decline.

Strategic Influence

Ukrainian soldiers arrive in UK for training with British forces

British military forces have begun training Ukrainian soldiers in a new program aimed to help ensure victory in their fight against Russia.

Military Management

Why Australians must reconstruct skilling and on-the-job training

The ADF is part of the VET system; therefore, any reform of the VET sector is likely to affect Defence.

Why leadership training fails—and how to fix it

Leadership training programs can fail to produce long-term outcomes due to limitations in culture, design, and support.

Communication & Cognition

Does Professional Military Education Matter?

The strategic advantage that can be gained from professional military education provides a capability edge in the modern battlespace.

Military Management

Enabling Student Success: What We’re Learning From Distance And Hybrid Education

COVID-19 has caused an unprecedented disruption in education worldwide, resulting in much greater reliance on technology; however, educators need to be aware of technologies' strengths and limitations.

The importance of teaching followership in professional military education

All great leaders are also great followers.