Over the past few years there has been a meaningful shift in how we think about warfare. Much of that thinking has been influenced by work like The Kill Chain, which helped frame the idea that modern conflict is no longer linear. It is connected, adaptive, and constantly evolving. That perspective has shaped how we think about training. At BGI we spend a lot of time working within live, virtual, and constructive environments, along with distributed mission operations that bring forces together across locations and domains. As we have worked in that space, one idea has continued to surface.
Training can no longer be treated as a sequence of events. It must function as a system. We have started to describe that system as the Training Web.
The Training Web connects requirements, capability development, execution, and operational employment into a continuous and reinforcing loop. It is not a pipeline and it is not a checklist. It is a living system that teaches and improves over time. In this model, requirements are informed by real world operational needs. Capabilities are designed with integration in mind from the very beginning. Training execution becomes adaptive and responsive, reflecting the complexity of the environments our warfighters will actually face. Just as important, the insights gained through training flow back into the system, shaping the next iteration so that it is stronger and more relevant.
When this comes together, the outcome is different. Warfighters are not encountering complexity for the first time in real world operations. They have already experienced it. They have already made decisions under pressure. They have already worked through challenges with their teammates and partners in environments that feel real.
That is the standard we should be aiming for. As the operational environment continues to evolve, training has to keep pace. Not by adding more events, but by building a system that is connected, adaptive, and constantly learning.
That is how we think about it at BGI. That is what we mean when we talk about the Training Web.