Posted on Sep 15, 2015
How do you feel the Advent of the Smartphone has affected our military, and society as a whole?
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I have seen an ever growing population within the military of Soldiers who are glued to their smartphones. I have also have Soldiers recommended for adverse action due to not being able to adhere to a no phone policy while on guard because they are addicted to them. I grew up in a time when if a leader needed to get ahold of you, they went to your barracks room and you had a sign out sheet stating where you were at any given point in time. Then we had "cell phones" not "smartphones" that were strictly used for talking. Now we have the Smartphones that are swallowing up Soldiers minds, hours, and lives. How do you feel this is affecting people?
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My biggest frustration is with fellow NCOs who are glued to the things. If joes are getting distracted, I tell them to put the thing up.
They definitely have their place, and I see a lot of guys are loading FMs on them and accessing study materiel that they wouldn't otherwise have access to, so that's a positive change. But if guys are on facebook, or playing clash of clans or some crap, I get frustrated pretty fast.
They definitely have their place, and I see a lot of guys are loading FMs on them and accessing study materiel that they wouldn't otherwise have access to, so that's a positive change. But if guys are on facebook, or playing clash of clans or some crap, I get frustrated pretty fast.
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Agreed, but even the fact that they have study material on them should not be an easy reason to allow them to be on the phones all the time. We still have a job to do and too many times I see Soldiers and NCO's alike doing ALOT more than "studying" on them. Studying is an after work hours chore.
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SCPO Carl Wayne Boss
Sgt; Its a big problem in all walks of life these days. Have had to fire people who had such a severe "addiction" to their devices, that they just could not or would not... adequately perform their jobs because, even after being warned, counseled and even pled with on numerous occasions, refused to desist on using their electronics while they were supposed to be working.
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SFC Terry Fortune
Things were a lot simpler before all the these cell phones and other electronic devices.
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Ban the damn things. Cell phones can be a valuable means of communication between personnel on duty and the NCO in charge. Smartphones are ruining this country. Kids as young as 8 are now using smart phones and Iphones, and their lives are run by the phones. Text messaging has rapidly become the worst invention to come down the pike in years. I know of a young couple in high school that sent 300 text messages to each other in one week. The owning and use of these things in the military could possibly be the difference between life and death. This is a problem that has to be addressed by the TOP, and that doesn't mean the Top Sergeant, the Secretary of the Army, Navy, Air Force have to be the ones to make the decision. You will never be able to get a young Soldier, Sailor, Marine, or Airman to be attentive to whaat he should be doing and listening to, both in training and in practical duties if he or she has their face stuck in one of these damnable phones.
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