Blog: 23 Exit Interview

Exit Interview Preparation

(1) What is your essential question, and what are your answers?  What is your best answer and why?

How have recent technological advancements affected military strategy and tactics?

My answers to my question are the following;

Nuclear Weapon Miniaturization -  The miniaturization of nuclear weapons has created an environment where it is untenable for large military formations to be deployed.

Military Simulators - Military Simulators have allowed developed countries like the United States to train their soldiers far faster and in a less expensive format.

Helicopters - Helicopters have allowed Armies to no longer be tied down to airports, railroads and other ways of transportation that take a significant amount of time to create. Because of this, Armies have become much much more mobile than ever before.

(2) What process did you take to arrive at this answer?

I arrived at this conclusion for my answers through a combination of logical deduction, research of the effects of nuclear weapons on the continued existence of our military force as a large fighting force, and other books that helped develop my concept of strategy in a military sense.

(3) What problems did you face?  How did you resolve them?

The largest problem I faced and still face is condensing such a large amount of information into such a small format.

(4) What are the two most significant sources you used to answer your essential question and why?

Scholesser, Eric. "Command and Control." Amazon. N.p., n.d. Web.

"Grunt: An Illustrated History of the US Infantry in Vietnam - Weapons, Equipment and Lifestyle, 1965-1973." Barnes & Noble. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 May 2016.