William L Driver

In Search of the Perfect Training Doctrine William L Driver

This paper examines the training challenges that face US Army aviation. It summarizes the training process as outlined in Army capstone manuals, illustrates the aviation training deficiencies, then diagrams the "perfect solution" to training. The end result is to describe the doctrinal training process in simple, usable terms. This approach delivers the military trainer a model that not only uses the experiences of numerous individual trainers but also employs a model currently used by the infantry and armor training centers. With the training dollar getting smaller, the military continuously searches for new ways to improve its use of training doctrine. The challenges that face military forces require a fundamental change in how aviation personnel are both trained and employed. The challenge is to improve doctrinal manuals so that the trainer has a clear understanding of warfighting training requirements.