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Title: Mechanic School Goes 3-D - Military.com Post by: Tanya on July 12, 2007, 03:13:37 PM Mechanic School Goes 3-D - Military.com
In an effort to increase training effectiveness and reach a new generation of Soldiers, the U.S. Army 187th Ordnance Battalion Wheel Vehicle Mechanic School at Fort Jackson has employed an innovative training method. The traditional means of teaching Army mechanics using PowerPoint and two-dimensional images is being replaced at the school with NGRAIN technology - three-dimensional simulations of a vehicle and its components. "This is the path to go down right now. These young Soldiers are real computer savvy," said Chief Warrant Officer Harvey Jackson, school director. "This is teaching them the way they grew up; with XBox and computerized things. This gives them a whole new dimension of thinking, and they get it." Read More.. (http://www.military.com/features/0,15240,140979,00.html) |