Tactical scenarios are being combined with evolving multimedia display technologies and high performance simulators to enhance training opportunities throughout the military. To date, with the exception of the SDV-simulator, no high performance simulation tool has been developed to train Naval Special Warfare operators. This proposal demonstrates the feasibility of developing a SEAL Tactical Simulator (STS) that combines actual and hypothetical SEAL combat tactical scenarios with a high performance, multi-path simulation tool with the ability to track individual decisions, influence scenario progression, and lead to a logical conclusion based on the entire decision process. Some of the key traits that SEALs pride themselves on are flexibility and innovativeness. While there is a preferred answer to many situations, there is usually no single right answer. The simulation will be developed to permit "out of the box" thinking consistent with successful mission accomplishment. In the end, the "player" will be able to review each decision node, the consequence of his choice at each node, and then compare alternate courses of action and their relevance based on established doctrine, tactics, and historical case studies. The training value from the STS is for SEALs to experience realistic tactical situations and work through multiple decision points.
Benefits: We must have the intellectual agility to conceptualize creative, useful solutions to ambiguous problems....This means training and educating people how to think, not just what to think." The STS will better prepare SEAL personnel to act and react during times of actual conflict, allowing SEAL personnel to safely rehearse their tactical decisions over and over again. By playing through a myriad of potential solutions they will hone their individual decision process and tactical judgment to a fine art, leading to a final benefit of a higher rate of mission success at a lower cost.
Potential Commercial Applications: Because of the steady increase in prison populations of both State and Federal facilities as well as the increased requirement for corrections officers who are sufficiently trained to handle both day-to-day operations and crisis situations, we anticipate the introduction of training tools that will incorporate both familiarization and advanced Computer Based Training (CBT) capabilities into the standard practices of corrections facilities. AMTI also anticipates commercial growth in the areas of higher learning for management and leadership where senior management personnel are increasingly joining distance-learning programs to acquire their MBA's and Management degrees. The introduction of this technology will enhance the learning experience and provide colleges and educational institutes the opportunity to exploit reality based training environments where students can be placed in realistic management and leadership scenarios.
