Military teams - A demand for resilience.
Frode Voll Mjelde1, Kip Smith2, Petter Lunde1
1The Royal Norwegian Naval Academy, Bergen, Norway.
Work (Reading, Mass.)
|June 4, 2016
Summary
Simulator training effectively predicts military team resilience in live exercises. Scenario design is key to accurately assessing and developing resilience for complex operational demands.
Area of Science:
- Military psychology
- Team dynamics
- Training effectiveness
Background:
- The Royal Norwegian Naval Academy (RNoNA) seeks to improve military teams' capacity to handle complex situations.
- Enhancing team knowledge, skills, and abilities is crucial for operational success.
Purpose of the Study:
- To establish the necessity of resilience in military teams.
- To deepen the understanding of how team training interventions can foster resilience.
Main Methods:
- Subject matter experts (SMEs) evaluated military teams during complex training.
- Eight RNoNA cadet teams underwent simulator and live training exercises.
Main Results:
- Resilience assessments in simulator training correlated positively with performance in live exercises.
- Correlation strength depended on the alignment between simulator scenarios and live exercise demands.
Conclusions:
- Simulator training resilience predicts subsequent live exercise resilient behavior.
- Well-designed, scenario-based simulator training effectively mirrors real-world operational resilience stressors.
Keywords:
Team performance assessmentscenario-based simulator trainingtaskworkteamworktransfer of trainingMore Related Videos
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