Military Education
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AI‑Driven Simulation For Officer Training: Bridging Theory And Practice
Abstract: The accelerating pace of digitalisation and autonomous systems challenges traditional officer education. Future leaders must be prepared to operate in environments shaped by artificial intelligence, automation, and complex ethical dilemmas. This paper explores how AI‑driven simulation can enhance readiness and adaptability in officer training, ensuring that cadets develop both technical competence and strategic judgment.… Read More
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AI-Driven Support For Military Training Documentation Design
Abstract: Military documentation plays a central role in training and operational practice, yet its quality is rarely evaluated from the perspective of actual use. Documents tend to prioritise completeness and regulatory compliance over clarity. This results in materials that are information dense, cognitively demanding, and prone to misinterpretation, particularly under time pressure. This article proposes… Read More
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Artificial Intelligence In The English Language Education For Tomorrow’s Officers
Abstract: Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming an unavoidable element of higher education, military training, and language learning. For future officers, however, English proficiency cannot be reduced to the efficient production of grammatically acceptable texts or rehearsed oral responses. Within the NATO environment, preparation for STANAG 6001 must remain anchored in independent, unrehearsed, general communicative ability… Read More
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Integration Of Generative Artificial Intelligence In Military Training
Abstract: The integration of generative artificial intelligence into officer education represents a significant innovation that challenges doctrines, practices, and pedagogical strategies. At the same time, it demands a balance between the potential of generative artificial intelligence and the cadets’ autonomy to critically analyse and correlate the knowledge transmitted. In this exploratory-descriptive study, a questionnaire was… Read More
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An Austrian Perspective On Training First-Person-View-Drone-Builders And Operators
Abstract: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and, especially, First Person View (FPV)-drones have fundamentally altered conventional and asymmetric warfare. With their rapid development since 2022 in the Russian-Ukrainian war, the Austrian Armed Forces recognised the need to develop methods to train future leaders in the intricacies of warfare with a heavy UAV presence and in integrating… Read More
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Assessing Algorithmic Influence In Military Education
Abstract: This article argues that AI-mediated cadet/officer training is not ethically neutral but functions as a normative training environment that shapes attention, incentives, and moral reasoning. Drawing on a virtue-ethics distinction between simulated virtue (ethically correct-looking outputs and rule compliance) and internalised virtue (phronesis-based judgment under pressure), it describes how AI training ecosystems pre-structure ethical… Read More
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Emerging Technologies And The Enduring Principles Of War In European Officer Education
Abstract: While emerging technologies are transforming the character of war and officer education, the core principles of war remain constant. Focusing on European military academies, AI-enabled decision support systems, unmanned platforms, and cyber capabilities can be integrated into the basic education of future officers. These tools will reshape the teaching of the enduring principles of… Read More
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Designing A Generative AI Platform For Tactical Training Of Junior Officers
Abstract: Tactical decision-making lies at the core of officer education, yet current training methods remain constrained by structural and pedagogical limitations. Traditional wargames offer valuable experience but are organisationally difficult, time-intensive, and often emphasise flows of play over cognitive decision-making. Tactical Decision Games (TDGs) partially address this gap, but their effectiveness is limited by instructor… Read More
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Embracing Emerging Tech To Educate Tomorrow’s Officers
Abstract: Cognitive warfare targets perception and decision-making, yet officer training lacks the operational constructs that structure kinetic or cyber operations. This doctrinal gap leads to fragmented detection, weak attribution, and curricula that prioritise procedural certainty over adaptive judgment in the face of ambiguity. This article introduces the Cognitive Defence Cycle (CDC), an operational model mapping… Read More
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Framework And Elemental Training Approaches For Military Operations
Abstract: Extended Reality (XR) is increasingly used for training in military and emergency response contexts, yet its pedagogical application to high-risk and cognitively demanding environments remains underdeveloped. This paper argues that XR’s primary value lies in its ability to regulate cognitive load through staged, elemental training rather than holistic simulation. Problem statement: How can Extended… Read More
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