Commander underscores simplicity in communications

BMT (RIP) · 08-16-2006, 15:21

http://www.fayettevillenc.com/article?id=239787

BMT

CoLawman · 08-16-2006, 22:24

He certainly does not hesitate to identify a problem. AND, he certainly does not hesitate to shoulder a portion of the blame.

H-Minus · 08-17-2006, 05:12

His comments about intel sitting there unused and unread reminded me of something from history.

MAGIC intercepts from Hawaii included reports of US ship movements filed by a Japanese naval officer, but because it was an embassy overseas, and not Washington DC, it was placed in a low priority basket and never decoded.

A missed oportunity to blow up the Pearl attack and it cost us plenty.

I hate to see we still make this mistake, we gather and info and don't get it to where it needs to go.

lksteve · 08-17-2006, 07:39

“My criteria for automation tools is, if you cannot learn it in 30 minutes, it’s the wrong tool,” he said. “If it does not mimic something that soldiers grew up learning, it is the wrong tool.”

proper training takes time...that comment, to me, is like a GO saying if a soldier can't master his weapon in 30 minutes, it's the wrong tool...some of our troops now use rather sophisticated equipment to do what the country needs them to...

**Razor** · 08-17-2006, 08:08

"Vines said the commanders fighting the wars are not being asked what they need by the people who acquire and develop systems."

Last I checked, the ops guys are supposed to ensure the comms guys understand what they need technology-wise, and let the comms guys find the technical solution that fills the well-defined capability requirement created by the ops guys. Proactive versus reactive.