Military training : observations on efforts to prepare personnel to survive helicopter crashes into water / John H. Pendleton.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Pendleton, John H., author.

Contributor:

United States. Government Accountability Office, issuing body.

Standardized Title:

Military training (2014 July 14)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Army--Rules and practice--Evaluation.

United States.

United States. Army.

Soldiers--Training of--Evaluation.

Soldiers.

Soldiers--Training of--United States.

Military education--United States.

Military education.

Soldiers--Training of.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (13 pages) : color illustrations, color map

Other Title:

Observations on efforts to prepare personnel to survive helicopter crashes into water

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : U.S. Government Accountability Office, 2014.

Summary:

"Although military helicopter water crashes are rare, when they do occur they often result in casualties. From 2003 through 2013, the Department of Defense (DOD) recorded 22 crashes of military helicopters into the water, resulting in 55 fatalities and 22 injuries. Each military service and SOCOM requires its personnel to complete helicopter water-egress training to teach personnel to escape from helicopters that crash in water. The Army, Navy, Air Force, and SOCOM each operate their own training program. The Marine Corps requires its helicopter pilots and crew members to complete the Navy's water-egress training. The House Report accompanying the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 mandated that GAO assess DOD's helicopter water-egress training. This report (1) identifies any differences and similarities among the military services' and SOCOM's water-egress training programs for helicopter pilots and crew members and (2) assesses whether these training programs have the capacity to meet current and future helicopter water-egress training requirements. To address these objectives, GAO analyzed military guidance, curriculum documentation, and graduation and training data for fiscal year 2009 through fiscal year 2013; interviewed officials from each of the military services and SOCOM; and observed training. ."--Summary.

Notes:

"July 14, 2014."

"GAO-14-615R."

Includes bibliographical references.

Online resource; title from PDF cover page (GAO, viewed September 26, 2014).

OCLC:

891371819