The Network Generation in the Military

[Gatordev]

Keep in mind that 20-some years ago, some random person went “all the ‘kids these days’ are always on their computers! We need to connect with them. Let’s put all the training on computers!”

And so began an abomination.

Computer automation isn't a bad thing. Being able to look up my pay stub or see my FITREP from 10 years ago isn't a bad thing. Execution is where the Navy fails. Can we really not build an interface that is intuitive when trying to fill out my PFA info? It's like it was made in 2003 to fit Web 2.0, but was done by retar....mentally challenged high school students. Just because items are in database fields doesn't mean the user needs to actually have to interface with the dB fields...

I could go on...

 

[nittany03]

Computer automation isn't a bad thing. Being able to look up my pay stub or see my FITREP from 10 years ago isn't a bad thing. Execution is where the Navy fails. Can we really not build an interface that is intuitive when trying to fill out my PFA info? It's like it was made in 2003 to fit Web 2.0, but was done by retar....mentally challenged high school students. Just because items are in database fields doesn't mean the user needs to actually have to interface with the dB fields...

I could go on...

Trust me; I’m a techie in COMCIVPAC. You’re preaching to the choir. I just wanted to bust on the whole “I’m an old guy trying to connect with the young’uns.”

 

[Hair Warrior]

Oregon Trail Generation for life . . .

Ditto

 

[Pags]

Oregon Trail Generation for life . . .

Too late to cast your lot in with another group, you've already self-identified as the lead millenial on AW.

 

[Pags]

One area that we may need to adapt to is how our maintenance folks troubleshoot - current generation is very adept at fixing things but rely on YouTube to give them a video on how to fix vice reading a manual. IETMS does not have a link to a YouTube video, so we either have to figure out how to incorporate (probably at a premium price) or teach them how to do maintenance with a manual.

YouTube videos is a day late...Augmented Reality for maintenance is the next step.

 

[nittany03]

Too late to cast your lot in with another group, you've already self-identified as the lead millenial on AW.

Better that than the Lead Ensign . . .

 

[jRiot504]

Can we really not build an interface that is intuitive when trying to fill out my PFA info?

I suspect UX/UI designers, the people who would design an intuitive interface, aren't looking to work for the government. Hence why the people on Hawaii thought North Korea launched a nuclear weapon.

 

[dodge]

YouTube videos is a day late...Augmented Reality for maintenance is the next step.

This is probably closer to the mark. We could replicate any aircraft in an AR field and hand Airman Timmy some AR gloves and let him start swapping drive trains, etc. Initial start up costs would be high, but it woudl be pretty darn good training. But, don't hold your breath, considering ours is an organization that has one part still trying to convince the other part that a natural sleep cycle is a good thing, and should be prioritized.

 

[Gatordev]

This is probably closer to the mark. We could replicate any aircraft in an AR field and hand Airman Timmy some AR gloves and let him start swapping drive trains, etc. Initial start up costs would be high, but it woudl be pretty darn good training. But, don't hold your breath, considering ours is an organization that has one part still trying to convince the other part that a natural sleep cycle is a good thing, and should be prioritized.

It's actually already here. PMA-205 just needs to buy it and integrate it with PMA-<insert your airframe here>.

 

[Hair Warrior]

The best would be VR goggles + mic + earbud that could mirror the experience virtually, globally to another pair of VR goggles. Timmy is on the ship but is not an expert on system XYZ. Clarence the retired senior chief is an expert on it, but he is now a defense contractor at XYZ Inc. living in CONUS. Voila - now Clarence can see and hear everything Timmy does, and they have two way (encrypted?) comms. A recording is generated for the benefit of future Timmys, the Navy, and the contractor.

 

[Pags]

This is probably closer to the mark. We could replicate any aircraft in an AR field and hand Airman Timmy some AR gloves and let him start swapping drive trains, etc. Initial start up costs would be high, but it woudl be pretty darn good training. But, don't hold your breath, considering ours is an organization that has one part still trying to convince the other part that a natural sleep cycle is a good thing, and should be prioritized.

Not just for training but think along the lines of a HUD/Pokémon go for maintainers doing work.

 

[robav8r]

I suspect UX/UI designers, the people who would design an intuitive interface, aren't looking to work for the government. Hence why the people on Hawaii thought North Korea launched a nuclear weapon.

Wait, what?

 

[nittany03]

Wait, what?

1. People who are good UX designers allegedly go to work for FANG companies, leaving schmucks to do government work.
2. Alleged schmuck builds a confusing UX, which causes a worker in Hawaii to mistakenly send out a nuke alert.
3. EVERYBODY PANIC!!!
4. . . .
5. Profit!

 

[robav8r]

1. People who are good UX designers allegedly go to work for FANG companies, leaving schmucks to do government work.
2. Alleged schmuck builds a confusing UX, which causes a worker in Hawaii to mistakenly send out a nuke alert.
3. EVERYBODY PANIC!!!
4. . . .
5. Profit!

So, the Hawaii fiasco was the fault of a bad UX, and not the worker on watch? Uh . . . . . . no.

 

[AULANI]

1. People who are good UX designers allegedly go to work for FANG companies, leaving schmucks to do government work.
2. Alleged schmuck builds a confusing UX, which causes a worker in Hawaii to mistakenly send out a nuke alert.
3. EVERYBODY PANIC!!!
4. . . .
5. Profit!

Uh, I believe step 4 is actually "?"