Western training manuals update too slowly to properly prepare Ukrainian troops for a fast-changing battlefield, commander says
A NATO commander reports that Western training manuals for Ukrainian troops are becoming obsolete too quickly due to the rapid evolution of battlefield tactics and technology. To maintain effectiveness, training programs in Poland are shifting toward more agile, feedback-driven instruction rather than relying on static annual manuals.
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This underscores the unprecedented pace of technological and tactical change in modern warfare, challenging traditional military institutional structures.
Ukrainian soldiers are training to fight Russia's invasion at a camp in Poland. Synne Nilsson / Forsvaret Ukrainian troops are training on NATO soil for war with Russia. Battlefield tactics and technology change faster than Western training systems are used to. Ukrainian feedback helps keep the training current when annual manuals are "just too slow." Western militaries training Ukrainian troops for war with Russia can't rely on the usual cycle of periodically updated manuals because battlefield lessons are changing too quickly, a NATO commander told Business Insider. Norway is leading multinational training for Ukrainian troops at Camp Jomsborg, a purpose-built camp in eastern Poland, as part of Operation Legio. The training needs constant updates about the tactics and weaponry that work on the rapidly changing battlefield, Brigadier Atle Molde, the commander of Task Force Legio, told Business Insider.
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