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Record Nr.

UNINA9910585990503321

Autore

Bae Sebastian J

Titolo

Forging Wargamers : : A Framework for Professional Military Education / / edited by Sebastian J. Bae

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Quantico, VA, : Marine Corps University Press (MCUP), 2022

Quantico, Virginia : , : Marine Corps University Press, , 2022

©2022

ISBN

979-89-85340-33-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (1 online resource)

Disciplina

355.4/80973

Soggetti

Naval education

Military education

Naval education - United States

Military education - United States

War games, Naval - Study and teaching - United States

War games - Study and teaching - United States

Electronic books.

United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Introduction / by Sebastian J. Bae, PhD -- Professional Wargaming: From Competence Model to Qualifying Certification / by Natalia Wojtowicz -- Immerse Early, Immerse Often: Wargaming in Precommissioning Education / by Kyleanne Hunter, PhD -- Simulation-Based Analysis and Training (SimBAT): Wargaming in the Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) / by Timothy J. Smith -- On-the-Job-Training and Wargamers/ by Major Paul M. Kearney -- Wargaming in PME: Introducing Wargaming to the Australian Defence College / by Lieutenant Colonel Scott Jenkinson and Group Captain Jo Brick -- Make It Stick: Institutionalizing Wargaming at EDCOM / by Major Ian T. Brown and Captain Benjamin M. Herbold -- Wargaming: Sponsor Education / by Jeff Appleget, PhD, and Robert Burks, PhD -- Wargaming for Social Science / by Brandon Valeriano, PhD, and Benjamin Jensen, PhD --



Whole-of-Government Collaboration: Educational Nuclear Wargaming and Policymakers / by Brooke Mitchell, PhD -- Conclusion / by Sebastian J. Bae, PhD -- Appendix: SimBAT Introductory Course: Syllabus & Materials.

Sommario/riassunto

"How do we establish or improve wargaming education, including sponsors, participants, and future designers? The question stems from the uncomfortable truth that the wargaming discipline has no foundational pipeline, no established pathway from novice to master. Consequently, the wargaming community stands at a dangerous precipice at the convergence of a stagnant labor force and a patchwork system of passing institutional war-gaming knowledge. Unsurprisingly, this can lead to ill-informed sponsors, poorly scoped wargames, an unreliable standard of wargaming expertise, and worst of all, risks the decline of wargaming as an educational and analytical tool. This fundamental challenge is a recurring theme throughout this volume and each author offers their own perspective and series of recommendations"--