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The Taiwan Army is promoting "Combat Training Center 2.0" to enhance troop responsiveness through unscripted scenarios, cross-unit collaboration, and realistic combat testing. The image is a illustration of Taiwan Army field training; please verify the date the photo was taken, the unit affiliation, and authorization before publishing.

【Taipei, Oct. 25】 Taiwan’s Army this year began implementing a new Combat Training Center 2.0 (CTC 2.0) model that does not follow a fully predetermined exercise script. Instead, it uses cross-unit coordination, unexpected scenarios and realistic combat assessments to improve troops’ ability to respond to uncertain battlefield conditions.

According to a report by Central News Agency’s Focus Taiwan, the Army’s Northern Joint Operations and Training Command said the new framework is intended to make exercises more closely reflect actual combat, rather than simply having troops complete a demonstration according to a set sequence. Traditional training generally has a single battalion carry out prearranged scenarios, while the new model places greater emphasis on joint operations between different units and troops’ ability to make decisions when confronted with unexpected enemy activity.

Under the command’s guidelines, combat units must complete base training at least twice a year. Each full training cycle lasts nine weeks, comprising three weeks of preparatory training, three weeks of tactical evaluation, two weeks of combat-readiness evaluation and one week of post-training review. The tactical evaluation includes 10 consecutive days and nine nights of field exercises, during which units must carry out missions around the clock.

The training also incorporates tools such as laser engagement systems and the Team Awareness Kit (TAK) to help track the positions of friendly and opposing forces, share intelligence in real time and support coordination between different services.

The report said the new evaluation approach also gives unit commanders and training instructors greater flexibility. Rather than relying entirely on a standardized scoring sheet, they can set training objectives and evaluation methods based on the characteristics of each unit.

Taiwan has continued to adjust its military training in recent years, incorporating the more realistic concept of unscripted scenarios into large-scale exercises. In response to China’s growing military pressure, Taiwan’s military hopes that more varied training scenarios will test its command, intelligence-sharing and cross-unit coordination capabilities.

However, the effectiveness of the training will still need to be measured through actual evaluation results, continued improvements by units and the ability to provide logistical support. Maintaining safety while increasing the intensity of exercises will also remain a key challenge as the training continues.