Training Rapid Decision-Making Processes Required by the Dismounted Objective Force Leader

The Army is transforming to an objective force. This transformation will be revolutionary. More than a change of equipment, Objective Force represents an overarching change in organization and doctrine with associated impacts on leadership development,logistics concepts, selection and training. Objective Force Warrior (OFW) is one component of the Objective Force that encompasses a system of equipment and capabilities for the individual warfighter. OFW is scheduled for fielding in 2008 and is composedof an integrated electronic capability suite to help the soldier see first, understand first, and act decisively. The transition to the Objective Force will place new training demands on the warfighter as he learns to integrate information from theconventional and electronic battlefield. This proposal describes an opportunity to train the analytical skills the OFW will need to make sense of the variety of information he will receive electronically together with the recognitional skills he'll need touse his electronic systems effectively. We describe below how this training can take place independently of