They claim the military should employ more simulations and simulators in training its people.

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Canada's CAE (12, CGT ) is the world leader in flight simulators and pilot training.

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That includes the use of flight simulators and academic training to maintain basic skills and aircraft knowledge, Lingle said.

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As a trainer at the United States Army Signal Center of Excellence and Fort Gordon, I verify all technical manuals, training materials and Training Aids, Devices, Simulators, and Simulations (TADSS) Signal Soldiers use to learn their Military Occupational Specialty.

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All of this training is conducted in a classroom and simulators.

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Officers undergo intense training, often using high-speed driving simulators to learn how to navigate the autobahn and chase down law breakers.

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The firm, entitled HelpMeSee, has two missions: to provide direct funding to surgeons in the developing world for low-cost lens replacement surgeries performed on cataract blind adults and children, and to train 30 thousand cataract specialists in the developing world a low-cost, cost effective surgery using virtual reality simulators and courseware adapted from aviation training.

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But training with real equipment invites accidents and generally costs even more, so defence ministries are keen on simulators.

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