In every AAR (after action review) that I have ever been to, problems with communication ranks in the top three of “what went wrong”.  Often the source of frustration is blamed on equipment or new technology or both.  Despite all contributing factors, the question remains: Is the message ‘sent’ the message ‘received’ as intended?

Training gives us the opportunity to utilize and learn new equipment, especially tools which may not be used often and are therefore less familiar. But is the trainee getting the message we send as instructors? Read More...