The British Military Open Encyclopedia - ARRSE-Pedia. Back to British Army Rumour Service Home

From ARRSEpedia

Find out more in the Dictionary

A military exercise (also called war game in American English) is the employment of military resources in training for military operations, either exploring the effects of warfare or testing strategies without actual combat. Exercises in the 20th century have often been identified by a unique codename in the same manner as military operations.