"The Future Soldier: Alone in a Crowd" Topic
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Tango01 | 19 Jan 2017 10:01 p.m. PST |
"In the November 1956 Army magazine Lt. Col Robert Rigg portrayed a soldier of the "Futurarmy" of the 1970s. This soldier would swarm with his comrades to the battlefield in atomic aircraft, see the enemy clearly at night and in all weather conditions, wear light plastic bulletproof armor (with special pockets to store cigarettes), be informed by thousands of deployed sensors, and have supplies transported by a fleet of robots. He was obviously way off the mark for the time frame he targeted, but much of what he envisioned can still be found in predictions of future soldier capabilities. I recently had the opportunity to attend another event in the Army's Unified Quest series — the Army's wargaming and experimentation program. This one focused on the human performance requirements for the soldier of the future. Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley instructed the attendees to look at a high-intensity conflict against a peer adversary in an urban environment in the period from 2035-2050. The assembled group of experts included military officers, civilian academics, medical experts, ethicists, researchers, and even an itinerant historian. I was very impressed with their wide range of expertise and the dedication they exhibited trying to determine the required attributes for future warfare…" Main page link Amicalement Armand |
Hellcat F6F | 19 Jan 2017 11:43 p.m. PST |
Number 1 human performance requirement for soldiers of the future: 1. Men who are mentally balanced and can think for themselves. Not exactly the kinds of "kids" this country has been raising these days. Good luck with that endeavor, Mr. President. I hope you can do it. |
Tango01 | 20 Jan 2017 12:11 p.m. PST |
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