{"id":57441,"date":"2015-01-02T09:47:14","date_gmt":"2015-01-02T14:47:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=57441"},"modified":"2015-01-02T09:48:16","modified_gmt":"2015-01-02T14:48:16","slug":"army-cyber-warriors-without-traditional-combat-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=57441","title":{"rendered":"Army considers cyber-warriors without traditional combat training"},"content":{"rendered":"

Andy11M sends us a link from the UK’s Telegraph<\/a> which reports that the Army is considering the exemption from traditional combat training for the folks they hire with internet skills to fight against cyber terrorism;<\/p>\n

Lt Gen Robert Brown said the US Army had to recruit people who were not typical candidates for a military career if it was to attract the right skills to wage cyber war.<\/p>\n

The American military is trying to build up expertise in cyber warfare amid increasing concern about attacks or espionage by states including Russia, Iran, China or North Korea.<\/p>\n

[…]<\/p>\n

Lt Gen Brown told a briefing of the New America Foundation: \u201cFor cyber, this must include individuals who anticipate and adapt to the rapid pace of innovation in the cyber world and thrive in its inherent ambiguity. Many who have these skills are not natural candidates for a military career.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey grew up on Google and wear ponytails. We need to look at ways to bring them into the Army without necessarily going through the same training procedures as our combat troops.” <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Yeah, that makes no sense. It’s called “basic” training for a reason. If they want a bunch of people with pony tails and metallica T-shirts, they should just hire contractors. The British Army says that they’re considering hiring folks who have been arrested for hacking “as long as they pass security vetting.” They’re criminals – and they’re bad at being criminals – they were caught and arrested. They shouldn’t pass security vetting, FFS.<\/p>\n

Nothing like clearing the way for a bunch of Edward Snowdens. Snowden couldn’t pass basic training either.<\/p>\n

Basic training is what makes us a band of brothers – if someone doesn’t have the personal commitment to finish basic training, they won’t have the commitment to the ideals and values of national service. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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