As the coronavirus continues to spread, normally crowded cities bursting with tourism look like a ghost town as everyone goes into quarantine. In the U.S. many military exercises, include recruitment training, have been shut down and put on hold until the pandemic is over. This has led many to wonder how the military can remain prepared and ready to go during a pandemic. One explored option is to have training online and in what would essentially be a video game. This does not equate to playing Call of Duty for basic training, but more virtual options could open the floor for distance exercises and cheaper training.
Source: https://warontherocks.com/2020/03/pandemics-and-the-future-of-military-training/