Target Acquisition and Analysis Training System: Effects on Combat Vehicle Identification (CFI) Performance of Number of Vehicles Trained, Training Frequency, and Soldier Trainability

Abstract : Three groups composed of 27, 26, and 25 soldiers each, matched on GT scores, were given repeated training on varying numbers of vehicles taken from the Basic CVI Training Program (GTA- 17-2-9). One group was trained on two modules of five vehicles each (10), a second on three modules (15) and a third on four modules (20). The training took place on each of three days. The training took place on each of three days. The training required, on the average, 25 minutes to train each module of five vehicles. The four-module group received four-module group received four repetitions during during the three days (total of 6.7 training hours) while the 2- and 3-module groups received six repetitions (5 hours and 7.5 training hours respectively). An initial pretraining test was given, followed by postraining tests administered at the completion of each training repetition. The tests consisted of having the soldiers identify projected slides of each vehicle. Three views (front, oblique, side) of each vehicle were randomly presented. earlier research with the CVI program (Shope et al., in preparation) demonstrated a significant relationship between recognition and identification (RI hence, a sample of 15 soldiers was drawn from each group so that those groups were now balanced (matched) on both GT and VCR test scores.