Posted on May 1, 2019
Will every Marine a rifleman remain? New cyber unit ‘can have purple hair’ but no Eagle, Globe...
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TSgt Joe C. PO3 Steven Sherrill CW3 Kevin Storm SSG (Join to see) SGM Steve Wettstein SMSgt Thor Merich MSG (Join to see) PO1 John Johnson MAJ Ken Landgren LTC Greg Henning PVT Mark Zehner MSG Tom Earley Alan K. SPC Mark Huddleston PO1 H Gene Lawrence SGT Elizabeth Scheck Sgt Deborah Cornatzer SSgt Boyd Herrst SPC Diana D. Sgt Wayne Wood
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This is going to be problematic. Of all the things that made good Soldiers good, it was "being where you are supposed to be when you are supposed to be there ready to do what you (and/or your unit) is supposed to be do" that mattered more than anything else.
THAT is dependent not only on upbringing, but also on training. Remember the first time you thought you were hurrying to complete a task in basic? You found out you weren't going even half as fast as you could be, right? (Your drill sergeants probably conveyed that message with great clarity and candor, I expect. Mine did.)
I can see how the thinking behind this works - and it's logical, but seems based on some mistaken premises. I assert with great confidence that people who are NOT WILLING to take on military discipline, at least for induction and training, are not reliable for national defense. (BTW, going ALL CAPS because RallyPoint is the one website in the known universe that can't handle bold, italics, and other basic formatting of text.)
At the same time, having looked at the direct commission cyber thing, that ain't gonna be enough money - he's right about that. Even in the National Guard, I could see cyber folks having to sacrifice a good amount of money every AT. Pay in tech is, after you account for professional expenses in the medical field, approaching that of physicians (for experienced developers). But cyber isn't quite the same thing as clinical care in the scope of warfighting - it's part of the fight itself - it's part of winning the immediate battle. That MUST be done by properly-inducted, disciplined combatants. You'll just have to pay them more.
THAT is dependent not only on upbringing, but also on training. Remember the first time you thought you were hurrying to complete a task in basic? You found out you weren't going even half as fast as you could be, right? (Your drill sergeants probably conveyed that message with great clarity and candor, I expect. Mine did.)
I can see how the thinking behind this works - and it's logical, but seems based on some mistaken premises. I assert with great confidence that people who are NOT WILLING to take on military discipline, at least for induction and training, are not reliable for national defense. (BTW, going ALL CAPS because RallyPoint is the one website in the known universe that can't handle bold, italics, and other basic formatting of text.)
At the same time, having looked at the direct commission cyber thing, that ain't gonna be enough money - he's right about that. Even in the National Guard, I could see cyber folks having to sacrifice a good amount of money every AT. Pay in tech is, after you account for professional expenses in the medical field, approaching that of physicians (for experienced developers). But cyber isn't quite the same thing as clinical care in the scope of warfighting - it's part of the fight itself - it's part of winning the immediate battle. That MUST be done by properly-inducted, disciplined combatants. You'll just have to pay them more.
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And another thing...how many of the various traitors that have popped up in the past 10-15 years have been contractors in intelligence or technology? No more Snowdens, please.
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Cynthia C. Civilian/corporate society is more different from the active, regular armed forces (and especially Army & USMC) than career military leaders may be aware. Having been in both worlds, I can assert with confidence that the tech world has plenty of children grown older whom you really don't want.
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This is going to be interesting. I almost think the FBI/Industry partnership is a good example for this.
InfraGard has all types of people in industry, CEOs and security manager and everything else. Everyone is a US Cit and goes through an FBI Suitability Investigation. They have member only briefings. This could be a model for the USMC Cyber Auxiliary may work.
http://www.InfraGard.org
InfraGard has all types of people in industry, CEOs and security manager and everything else. Everyone is a US Cit and goes through an FBI Suitability Investigation. They have member only briefings. This could be a model for the USMC Cyber Auxiliary may work.
http://www.InfraGard.org
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