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Army Reserve Chief Sees Promise In Virtual Reality Training

Wednesday, February 7th, 2018

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Virtual and synthetic training systems can dramatically reduce the overhead associated with training part-time soldiers, especially in honing basic skills leading up to necessary but expensive live-fire exercises, according the chief of the Army Reserve.“It’s a way to really cut down on the overhead associated with training,” Lt. Gen. Charles Luckey said Jan. 24 at a Defense Writers Group breakfast. “The ramifications of that environment for both the National Guard and the Reserve are potentially huge given the diffusion of…

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