After Action Review (AAR) Take-Home Package (THP) Evaluation. Search and Summary. Volume 1 of 2

摘要

This report was commissioned to determine whether evaluations of military training After Action Review (AAR) Take-Home Packages (THPs) have been documented in the scientific and technical literature. Focusing on AAR- and THP-related documents since 1987, the UDRI Human Factors Group identified only one document explicitly reported on the THP effectiveness during this period. Fobes and Meliza (1988) reported a survey of commanders of several echelons from three divisions rotating through the National Training Center (NTC) on the effectiveness of the standard THP. While their finding was based on technology available at that time, and the sample size and location are limited, the observations on need for improvements to THPs may still be applicable to current generation THPs. New PC-based graphics and available Internet connections could advance the capabilities and effectiveness of THPs. Lacking a current study of THP effectiveness, and since considerable effort is expended to produce THP products and much could be gained from effective THPs, it seems appropriate to conduct a new study of THP effectiveness to identify specific improvements needed for this training product. This proposed study could survey live, constructive, and simulation exercises participants regarding the usage for each THP product, most effective THP methods, and desired improvements and configurations that would encourage field use. This volume presents the narrative highlights of the search findings.