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From: Mike Jackson
Dated: May 10, 2017
Subject: Hmm...
They probably would just look for a "Delete" key on the weapon.
MikeJ
From: Forrest Brandt
Dated: May 10, 2017
Subject: Hmm...
"That's partly because IT skills are so precious that other departments have reassigned soldiers meant for the DoD's cyber warfare force back under their command to keep their own networks up. (Engadget)"
The more things change, the more they remain the same.
Forrest
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From: John Workman
Dated: May 10, 2017
Subject: Hmm...
There are some very high tech guns that use fingerprint scan to be able to fire.
If the military goes that route think of all the fun a soldier would have when his weapon “computer locks up” but if IT guy was using he probably would be dead by time he got the computer to boot up !!
John Workman
From: Steve Sevits
Dated: May 10, 2017
Subject: Hmm...
Whose brilliant idea was this? They could quickly come up to "full strength" by just issuing uniforms to everybody and ignoring all training.
How well would this work for pilots and submariners?
The author of this nonsense might just as well issue uniforms and surrender flags to everyone. There has to be minimal (basic) training so the troops can comprehend what is expected of them like moving (marching) from one place to another.
Let the jerk who came up with the idea of implement letting troops skip basic, let him be the first to command a bunch without training and then let him evaluate them. Guns? They'd wind up shooting each other.
God forbid there is a bunch who don't know which end of the gun the bullet comes out of. We could conquer the Russians, Communist Chinese and North Koreans just by telling them of our plans to skip basic. They would all laugh themselves to death! Instant victory.
From: Dick Ellis
Dated: May 10, 2017
Subject: Hmm...
Hey, first job of a soldier is to soldier.... I was a TV star but when we got the word that they may hit the station...my butt was on top of a conex box piled with sandbags just like everyone else. The Sgt. even gave me an M-16 and when I said I had never touched one before....he said I would learn quickly if they started coming over the fence!!! Send IT people to girl camp if you have to...but send them to the range!!
War Hero Dickie
From: Steve Sevits
Dated: May 10, 2017
Subject: Hmm...
Delete what? Conventional old fashioned weapons have a "delete key," it's known as a trigger!
From: Steve Sevits
Dated: May 10, 2017
Subject: Hmm...
So if one soldier is injured or killed, no other soldier can fire the weapon. Whose idea was this? Russia, Communist China or North Korea? This idea had to come from either a moron or the enemy.
What a great idea! Disable the enemy from being to effectively conduct combat. Whose side are these geniuses on anyway?
Preoccupation with technology brings with it multiple stumbling blocks to carrying out the mission. But as long as we are willing to worship at the altar of high tech that's supposed make everything okay. No training, no ability to do anything when the computer screws up, but if we have a couple of budget breaking high tech gadgets we should feel good, after all "feeling good" is what it's all about, not fighting to win (that view is so yesteryear). Actually conquering an adversary and winning a military conflict might make somebody feel upset and that's not politically correct. Guess it's far more important to feel technologically superior rather than to mount and win a battle.
Guess the next step is to build high tech weapons which are so sophisticated and expensive that we can only afford one of each. Not a good idea, but it should make the IT people happy and happiness not victory is the goal, isn't it?
U.S. Military Might Let Its IT Warriors Skip Boot Camp
May 2017
From: Mike Jackson
Dated: May 10, 2017
Subject: Hmm...
U.S. military might let its IT warriors skip boot camp
Cybercom would still make its 2018 deadline to reach full operational capacity, Admiral Michael Rogers, commander of the digital defense arm, told Congress. But to keep it going long-term, the military might have to make some training compromises. That's partly because IT skills are so precious that other departments have reassigned soldiers meant for the DoD's cyber warfare force back under their command to keep their own networks up. (Engadget)
MikeJ