KEY POINTS:

  1. Physical Fitness: Military training strengthens physical fitness, essential for military tasks and well-being.
  2. Discipline and Responsibility: Training instils discipline and responsibility, key for battlespace and personal life.
  3. Leadership Skills: Education develops leadership, crucial for strategic decisions and operations.
  4. Crisis Management: Training readies personnel for effective emergency response.
  5. Teamwork: Training fosters teamwork, critical in combat and operations.
  6. Strategic Thinking: Education improves strategic thinking, aiding in complex problem-solving.
  7. Skills and Knowledge: Training and education provide diverse technical skills useful within and beyond military contexts.
  8. Resilience: Training builds resilience for challenging situations in service and civilian life.
  9. Ethics and Values: Education emphasizes ethics and values, central to a disciplined force.
  10. Global Awareness: Education promotes understanding of diverse cultures, assisting effective overseas deployment.
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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.
7 minutes
2815
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.
2 minutes
924
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.
10 minutes
1363
Wellbeing

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.
12 minutes
1978
Strategic Influences

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.
4 minutes
1121
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.
10 minutes
2748
Leadership

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.
10 minutes
492
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.
15 minutes
1294
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.
12 minutes
78
Leadership

The importance of teaching followership in professional military education

All great leaders are also great followers.
20 minutes