Could hardcore military video games influence you on an actual battlefield if you had no prior training?

[muldoonthief]

@Chronos

They probably wouldn’t help you with what to do. But they might help you not to panic, which has always been the biggest thing you get from military training.

This long ago post from @Stranger_On_A_Train seems apropos:

What, you don’t get powerups and stimpacks in real combat? Nah, video games are nothing like combat. Except for Tetris. That’s exactly like being under fire.