{"id":156,"date":"2024-07-22T13:10:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-22T17:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/high-impact-2024\/?p=156"},"modified":"2024-07-22T13:51:43","modified_gmt":"2024-07-22T17:51:43","slug":"calculated-maneuvers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/high-impact-2024\/2024\/07\/calculated-maneuvers\/","title":{"rendered":"Calculated Maneuvers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Chadd Smart, \u201924, likes a challenge\u2014it\u2019s what brought the Westbury, New York, native to The Citadel\u2014and it\u2019s what he likes most about wargaming. Led by intelligence analysis and security studies professor Pat Hendrix, Smart and his fellow cadets learned military strategy through a chess-like game of intellect. Smart and his classmates had free rein to come up with creative scenarios. On a gridded board with two opposing sides, they calculated maneuvers and rolled dice to dole out hit points to their targets. Wargaming cadets chose to play scenarios ranging from contemporary American military engagements to dinosaur attacks. There were some limitations\u2014 you could not, for instance, drop a nuclear bomb on the enemy. While some students were frustrated to find the easy victory banned, Smart appreciated the challenge of coming up with complex solutions. \u201cI think, by eliminating the easy ways out, cadets were forced to learn a little bit more and think a little bit harder,\u201d said Smart. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#3d7cc9\">\n<p><em><strong>\u201cA challenge is not just important\u2014it\u2019s necessary to develop.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Smart, a Marine Corps contract cadet, likes the psychological aspect of the game. \u201cYou\u2019re almost trying to play mind games with people, draw them in, see how they react, learn what they care about,\u201d he said. \u201cI learned that that\u2019s an easy way to assess people\u2014force them to make decisions\u2014and what decisions they make will give you a lot of information about the type of person they are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trying to predict what your opponent will do next is an important part of the game, and Smart appreciates the insight wargaming has taught him when it comes to assessing others. He plans to use what he has learned to help him grow as a leader. The Alpha Company commander\u2019s goal for the semester was to delegate more responsibility to his peers. \u201cI want them to be able to make hard decisions,\u201d said Smart. \u201cThere\u2019s no growth in comfort.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chadd Smart, \u201924, likes a challenge\u2014it\u2019s what brought the Westbury, New York, native to The Citadel\u2014and it\u2019s what he likes most about wargaming. Led by intelligence analysis and security studies professor Pat Hendrix, Smart and his fellow cadets learned military strategy through a chess-like game of intellect. 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