Innovation drives automation

SSG(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 08 Nov 2014 21:49:04 -0500

What do you see becoming more automated as far as military occupations? I give examples of drones, UAVs, Reconnaissance flights, and GPS satellites....if you automate something in your MOS, what would it be? Get creative! Couldn't supply, re-supply, and many logistics be easily automated.

Response by CW5 Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 8 at 2014 9:54 PM

CW5 Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 08 Nov 2014 21:54:47 -0500

Records checks, which we run frequently as part of our job -- many per day. If we could make this a routine, automated part of the process, it would save time and effort.

Not terribly sexy, but it could easily be automated.

Response by Lt Col Jim Coe made Jan 26 at 2021 9:48 AM

Lt Col Jim Coe — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 09:48:15 -0500

As a pilot, I have watched the automation of many cockpit functions. Further automation may someday lead to elimination of human cockpit crew entirely. Not sure this will happen soon to aircraft carrying people, but I can see it in the next 10 years for cargo flights. The replacements for the C17 and C5 could be cargo drones and manned passenger aircraft. Even the manned aircraft would be highly automated.