This edition of Perspective presents the first part of a recent interview by the Journal with Major General James B. Peake, Commander, U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School, Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Part two will be published in the May-June issue of the Journal.
Training is the heart of any military organization.
I feel that our biggest responsibility lies in the individual training effort, both in initial development and in sustainment of the soldier's acquired skills. We are being challenged to be innovative in our thinking and develop instructional concepts that are clearly outside our usual parameters. Distance learning provides an excellent opportunity for us to be imaginative and inventive in our training techniques. The small group method of instruction is a fitting adjunct to the DL process. It individualizes the teaching effort, prompts optimum student participation, and sustains the theory of positive instructional reinforcement.