Broad areas of communications media used in technical training in specific occupational skills within the armed forces are examined in the first part of this report. These areas include: traditional audiovisual media, television, the techniques of programed instruction and instructional systems development, and the use of computers. In the second part, the instructional technology used in officer training of all kinds within the armed services is described, and in the final section, implications and trends for the future are presented. (SP)