Deliberate Practice and the Acquisition of Military Expertise
Welsh discusses deliberate practice and the acquisition of military expertise. The study of history by military officers has been an oft-defended but difficult-to-justify part of professional military education (PME). Research on cultivating expertise provides evidence that studying military history...
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Published in: | Military Review 2024-03, Vol.104 (2), p.121-128 |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Summary: | Welsh discusses deliberate practice and the acquisition of military expertise. The study of history by military officers has been an oft-defended but difficult-to-justify part of professional military education (PME). Research on cultivating expertise provides evidence that studying military history offers a method for achieving expert military performance, particularly at war's operational and strategic levels. Following America's military misadventures in Iraq and Afghanistan, the question arises yet again. A definition of expertise is necessary to evaluate the usefulness of studying military history. Once expertise is defined, a discussion of various methods of obtaining expertise follows. |
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ISSN: | 0026-4148 1943-1147 |