Posted on Oct 3, 2013
What iPhone/iPad/Android apps does the Army need most?
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What killer app hasn't been made for U.S. Army Soldiers that should have been made already? What kind of functions would be in the app? I create apps in my spare time, I'm not lacking for ideas but would like some input from the field. Currently I'm working on a DA Forms filler app and an Army Quiz Game app with an Army wide scoreboard.
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I would love an app that would let me access .mil email on a normal smartphone. A local security token can be downloaded to ensure that my email can be checked only on my own specific device and combine it with a PIN, therefore achieving the same intent of limiting access through a CAC. This would help make communication among leaders of some units much more effective.
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SGT Richard H.
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I figure if I can have a banking app, they can make one secure enough for you to check your email ;)
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> Some frontend for google-level intelligence for queries relating to ALARACTS, MILPERS, and maybe even doctrine. "What are the regulations for this today?"
> An app that gives the right operational graphics I can draw freely with over some available maps (whatever MotionX uses?) and exports them as powerpoints to my .mil enterprise account in a real fast way... until we can get rid of powerpoint.
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The CAC idea from MAJ Weiss and CW2 Castlen is crazy good too if anyone can manage to get the CAC/IT folks to agree to it. Then imagine if Soldiers could push/pull information from their phone app to a database on training they have going on, things coming up, stuff they've been tasked with, with alerts for all of that; you could even make a walkie-takie app or interactive contact roster app that's unit-centric.
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I agree. Why should I be required to get a mobile CAC reader for my phone and iPad, so that I can stay current on email. After all I'm not always sitting at my desk!!!
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