I'm surprised to hear that this is a problem for the Navy, because it certainly wasn't a problem in the Marine Corps (a department of the Navy). Table top exer

I'm surprised to hear that this is a problem for the Navy, because it certainly wasn't a problem in the Marine Corps (a department of the Navy). Table top exercises were pushed all the way down to the lowest level in the infantry, with force on force exercises occurring at the company level. It was a common sight in the field, between exercises, to see squads huddled around dirt terrain models - gaming out scenarios with the squad leader acting as dungeon master. Some interesting ideas came out of those sessions, like prehooking tow straps on humvees and top down building clearing. A few times a year there would be battalion level exercises, where the officers got to play, but the enlisted were always running scenarios. The lack of officer war gaming might explain why casualty projections for urban combat where so insanely high, stale information plugged into models that no longer fit reality.