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>because there are huge gains to putting EVERYTHING electronic for a soldier in one headset. I'm a little skeptical of these gains. I was an infantry platoon
by remarkEon 4y ago
>because there are huge gains to putting EVERYTHING electronic for a soldier in one headset.
I'm a little skeptical of these gains.
I was an infantry platoon leader in OEF, and I'm really not seeing the value of putting the entire operating picture into an AR headset for every joe on the line. Maybe certain guys in certain roles could use it, but overloading your field of vision will all that information sounds like a terrible idea because of the cognitive load. Maybe you're saying that this could replace a number of existing devices, which ... maybe! The Swiss army knife analogy is probably apt. I just don't think this is useful for everyone.
- ganoushoreilly 4y agoI agree information overload is a thing that can and will happen. I think this is more akin to moving towards a fully integrated helmet system, nods, thermal, and respirator. I'm not sure when and where you were deployed but even in OEF / OIF we saw an increase in head cams and other things being bolted onto helmets. I would imagine again, this is all just to get a standard loadout. That said, if I was back in those days, i'd be more excited about the armys new sig rifle, optic, and supressor than any bulky headset like this.