Posted on Aug 14, 2016
Do you think that the military should invest in Virtual Reality as a safe and cost efficient way to train troops?
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I've read a couple posts on here regarding VR, but none seem to focus on the safety and cost effectiveness of VR. With the advancement of VR technology, troops may be able to train in a very detailed and realistic scenario without breaking the bank. Weapons, enemy forces, environments, tactics and mission planning.. all from the safety of a training room. Can this be the way of the future?
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Run two miles on a tread mill everyday for 30 days. On day 31, try running 1 mile on the road. The tread mill may help to prepare you but will never really give you a true feel of "real" running. VR might be good for a CRAWL or WALK phase but for a RUN it's likely to fall short.
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Negative. See how they're all fat and gross? That's because they aren't embracing the suck in the field. This is unnecessary and expensive. Draw your rifles, pack your rucks, and get your ass into the woods. It's good for you.
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For some areas it might be effective, like the crawl phase of training. But you train as you fight. Nothing is as good as going out to the woods and getting dirty doing your wartime mission. I always looked forward to going to the field.
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