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Under extreme stress, time pressure, and uncertainty,
battlefield commanders must assess complex, ambiguous tactical situations,
prioritize goals, and pursue these goals by issuing orders, reports, and requests.
These tactical decision-making skills cannot be taught simply as methods and procedures to be followed.
Becoming an expert requires extensive practice of command reasoning skills in a variety of situations,
as well as coaching and feedback from instructors.
The U.S. Army Research Institute has developed a training methodology that
emphasizes repeated exposure to small challenging vignettes, enabling drill on command decision-making.
Their approach is similar in spirit to Tactical Decision Games or Quick Decision Exercises.
However, expert instructors who can provide this type of coaching are scarce,
so few commanders are able to benefit from this type of training.
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