Cognitive Readiness of Military Personnel: Issues and Considerations for Malaysian Army

Abstract

How do military organizations prepare military personnel readiness to deal with the complex operational environment of modern warfare? The military organization realizes the challenges of modern warfare and needs an approach to ensuring military personnel at each level (strategic, operational, and tactical) are ready for modern warfare. The purpose of this article is to highlight the issue and consideration concept of cognitive readiness. The concept of cognitive readiness is related to the preparation of military personnel readiness with military knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform in a military operation. To address this issue and consideration, this article provides a literature review related to the concept of cognitive readiness and the rationale for the Malaysian Army. Moreover, the Malaysian Army (MA) should focus on the development of a conceptual framework of military personnel cognitive readiness that aligns with the operational context of the MA to defend Malaysian sovereignty.