Post by leunas on Jan 5, 2007 14:31:43 GMT -5
Yep, the U.S. Army is now taking their trainings seriously, and first and foremost among the things that they'll be spending more time on would be... well, playing video games. These aren't just plain, old games though, as they will be using computer simulators which have been tailor-made for the purpose. In fact, these simulators are now being used in places like Fort Carson in Colorado, where recruits are now learning the basics of M-1 tanks and M-2 Bradley Fighting Vehicles.
These things don't go cheap, either, as the government is shelling out US 50 million for the project. Officials find that this is still the more efficient alternative as it saves on fuel and prevents real-life accidents from occurring.
So what else does this new way of training soldiers need? The soldiers say that sadly, "computers can't replicate is the smell of being inside of a tank".
Smell-o-vision, anyone?
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