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0 pointsremarkEon4y ago0 comments

I agree with all of this.

I'll add one more: so much of what platoon leaders do now is teach about technology. There's only so many hours in the day for training, and (even back in 2013!) the load was starting to cause deficiency in basic combat tasks. We just didn't have the time between all the requirements to get everyone proficient in the myriad of sensor tech we ended up carrying. Plus, if it's possible to break something believe me a Private will figure out how to do it.

>What happens if your guys accidentally switch headsets after lunch?

This right here is a question I hope they're thinking about. In an actual fight, you may need to pick up gear off the ground. What happens if you can't, because "authentication"?

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chrisseaton4y ago

> What happens if you can't, because "authentication"?

Aren't your radios already using cryptographic fills? What do you think the difference is?

kodah4y ago

I carried around the device that filled crypto for radios.

Most people don't know how to use them and don't understand how to do a basic function check with them. It takes someone who has taken a class in receiving data with them and probably a patient Gunny who has been doing this stuff way too long.

remarkEonOP4y ago

It totally depends on how authentication would be handled for the headset device. If it's handled like it is for radios, where fills are added on a regular cycle and anyone can pick up and use the device, it's probably fine. If it's made unique-soldier-dependent, I don't think it's a good idea.

chrisseaton4y ago

> If it's made unique-soldier-dependent, I don't think it's a good idea.

Lol well why would we do that? Just inventing random problems at this point.

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Diederich4y ago

> myriad of sensor tech we ended up carrying

At that time, did you feel like that tech was useful?

remarkEonOP4y ago

No, and after a month or so I told everyone to drop it and put it back in the storage container where it sat for the rest of the deployment. There were some exceptions to this (some IED-defeat devices, for example).

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0 pointsremarkEon4y ago0 comments

I agree with all of this.

>What happens if your guys accidentally switch headsets after lunch?

This right here is a question I hope they're thinking about. In an actual fight, you may need to pick up gear off the ground. What happens if you can't, because "authentication"?

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chrisseaton4y ago

> What happens if you can't, because "authentication"?

Aren't your radios already using cryptographic fills? What do you think the difference is?

kodah4y ago

I carried around the device that filled crypto for radios.

remarkEonOP4y ago

chrisseaton4y ago

> If it's made unique-soldier-dependent, I don't think it's a good idea.

Lol well why would we do that? Just inventing random problems at this point.

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Diederich4y ago

> myriad of sensor tech we ended up carrying

At that time, did you feel like that tech was useful?

remarkEonOP4y ago

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