![]() Firstly it provided more variety of force elements for the participants to play around with and help develop their understanding of the Army (remembering that not everyone wants to be a light infantryman, or indeed an infantryman of any sort). The decision to simulate armoured forces was three-fold. I set about identifying a multiplayer map (3x3) that was would suit the scenario, pitting a BLUFOR Armoured Infantry BattleGroup (BG) in area defence against a larger mechanised REDFOR. I decided that the best way to incorporate the simulation was as a CPX timed to assess conceptual understanding of defensive doctrine taught by traditional methods. After a short discussion I had their support for using the simulation to train them in the upcoming Defensive Doctrine module. Some casual enquiries revealed who the ‘best’ players of this little clique were. There was an electric sense of competition and associated bragging rights for the winner. Walking into the lines after duty one evening I discovered several of my charges playing a commercial PC game ‘Wargame Red Dragon’ in some form of multiplayer engagement. I do not seek to compare methods, only to share what I consider to be an effective technique that others could replicate and improve upon.īill Bennott - 'How we walk with the broken speaks louder than how we sit with the great.’įigure 1: 'Highway to Seoul' map (3vs3) with operational overlay superimposed. ![]() That is, of course, their prerogative and the pleasure of one’s own command. ![]() Those that came before me, and those that followed me, not doubt did things differently. The example in this article is but one iteration of a series of practical professional military education (PME) activities, largely centred on the use of wargaming, I employed to teach my soldiers. Therefore, the more practical I could make the lessons, and the more interaction involved generally, the better the outcome. The format for a typical day would see the troops under dedicated physiotherapists and injury specialists in the morning so by the time I got them for afternoon lessons they were generally fatigued. Indeed the minds of the broken (no disrespect intended) are in desperate need of stimulation and focus to avoid fixating on their plight, often prolonging their recovery and, for some, triggering their intention to leave the service altogether. The nature of a rehabilitation platoon, however, makes it ideal for conceptual development. The post also naturally comes with a heavier burden of medical, welfare and policy bureaucracy which must be learnt, if not entirely mastered, in order to promote the recovery of the platoon. All my soldiers were unable, through injury or sickness, to participate in the full range of training that I was used to running as an infantry officer. The author is a British Infantry Major who at the time of conducting the events was a Captain in charge of a rehabilitation platoon.īeing the commander of a rehabilitation platoon could easily be viewed as an undesirable posting. The following article (also downloadable as a PDF ) explains in greater detail why and how the activity was conducted. This presentation reflects a Command Post Exercise (CPX) that was conducted with a platoon of British Army soldiers using the Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) PC Game 'Wargame Red Dragon' (WRD).
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