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I deleted the following as it is unsourced and I could find no evidence for the claim. The game is simply named after Kim, the title character of Kipling's novel. "Keep In Mind System" is possibly a backronym, but not one I've encountered

The name of the game is actually an acronym for "Keep In Mind System" and is used extensively by the US military special operations community to improve observation and awareness skills.

--Pontificake 20:41, 2 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The military section is back, totally unsourced and with a non-encyclopedian tone. Either improve or remove is my suggestion. -- Adrian Lozano 18:32, 8 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed. Who are "the military" anyway, if there was only one military, would they be needed? :) 83.147.166.27 (talk) 23:47, 10 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Here it is:

The military uses The Kim's game also, which they have named "Keep In Mind System".^{[citation needed]}

The name for the game is a backronym, chosen because the initials of the words spell "KIMS" (as in "KIMS Game"). It is staged as depicted above, you start simple but then get into more and more items. Eventually about a month later it becomes harder to challenge Soldiers, so they add distractions like a loud radio, or give briefings during the time which they absorb the information. At a point you stop making them repeat what they saw that day, even awaking a person in the middle of the night to recall the objects.

KIMS is used during military training dealing with RECON, soldiers are given brief moments to observe multiple objects at different angles. The soldier is then stressed in some manner such as a long run or a round of combatives to get the adrenaline flowing. The soldier is then allowed a chance to write down any information that falls into a certain area that is asked for. The KIMS paper asks for three areas per item and must have all three filled in to count as one point. The Areas are; Item Description, Size/shape/detail, and functionality. The intent of KIMS is to provide the military with soldiers who can provide detailed enemy information after the soldier returns form a patrol of RECON mission. Military paths that can expect to do KIMS: Sniper, RECON, Forward Observer, and Scout. (Ref the Infantry Handbooks)

--Noe (talk) 08:30, 7 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Article is now sourced (except for the statement about preschoolers) but as I could not find there is a publication called the Infantry Handbooks or anything on google re KIMS and RECON, am leaving this info here on the talk page for another editor. WikiJedits (talk) 14:58, 3 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Set the record straight about the military (U.S. Army) terminology and acronym for KIM games. The military trains snipers, Special Forces and other troops like scouts and reconnaissance personnel in memory enhancement exercises (KIM(s) games). When referring to Kim’s games Kipling's novel is always references but the military loves acronym and gave a backronym to Kim’s game so it would fit nicely into military training and doctrine. So the fact is the Army uses the acronym “Keep in Mind” for the game unofficially as I have heard this hundreds of times, but official as per Field Manual 23-10 Sniper Training (dated 17 August 1994) in the manuals glossary calls Kim’s game “Keep-in-Memory” an exercise game. Hope this helps the topic.

Ref: http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/policy/army/fm/23-10/index.html

Taldozer (talk) 05:46, 29 August 2008 (UTC)taldozer[reply]

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