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>I mean no disrespect to the soldiery, but why use soldiers for this, and not the DIA/NSA/CIA/various other TLAs? I specifically said that I wasn't advocating

by phaus 12y ago

>I mean no disrespect to the soldiery, but why use soldiers for this, and not the DIA/NSA/CIA/various other TLAs? I specifically said that I wasn't advocating this as a military mission. I was just stating that if it was a military mission, the Soldiers themselves wouldn't be the reason that it fails. >Grunts wearing camouflage sitting in front of a laptop trying to outbrain someone seems humorously perverse. A grunt is an infantryman. Not all Soldiers are grunts. The Soldiers that work as security analysts do it as a full time job. They still have to take a couple PT tests each year and qualify once or twice a year with an M16, but they spend most of their time doing their job. I'm not sure how wearing camofluage affects a person's ability to use a computer? They are people like everyone else.

socceroos 12y ago
I guarantee you will not attract the best talent if your vision includes them wearing camouflage.
- lsc 12y ago
  There are lots of downsides to the military as an employer. The dresscode is pretty far down that list. The biggest downside, I think? As a civilian, it is my right to walk off a job at any time. Sure, there are expectations that I'll give you some notice (and I will) but worst comes to worst? I can always walk, and the worst my employer can do is call me bad names. In the military, those contracts? they mean something. Yeah, you can ask to be transferred around; hell, I know someone who was able to actually quit the navy half way through basic, but it was a big fucking deal. I mean, there are advantages to the military, too. I'm not saying it's a bad choice for everyone. I'm just saying that wearing dorky pants doesn't even make the list. The military, like most government jobs, makes a lot of sense for someone who values stability. There are plenty of skilled people that value stability over the ability to leave; I'm just not one of them.
- walshemj 12y ago
  Nah won't want to be seen dead in standard kit they end to go for northface, Barbour, camper or merrell for boots just the SAD and SAS do.
- phaus 12y ago
  Not every talented person thinks the exact same way that you do. Its a fact that the way the military operates automatically excludes a large part of the talent pool that simply doesn't want to deal with all the bullshit, but everyone has their own set of priorities.

by phaus 12y ago

socceroos 12y ago

I guarantee you will not attract the best talent if your vision includes them wearing camouflage.

lsc 12y ago
There are lots of downsides to the military as an employer. The dresscode is pretty far down that list. The biggest downside, I think? As a civilian, it is my right to walk off a job at any time. Sure, there are expectations that I'll give you some notice (and I will) but worst comes to worst? I can always walk, and the worst my employer can do is call me bad names. In the military, those contracts? they mean something. Yeah, you can ask to be transferred around; hell, I know someone who was able to actually quit the navy half way through basic, but it was a big fucking deal. I mean, there are advantages to the military, too. I'm not saying it's a bad choice for everyone. I'm just saying that wearing dorky pants doesn't even make the list. The military, like most government jobs, makes a lot of sense for someone who values stability. There are plenty of skilled people that value stability over the ability to leave; I'm just not one of them.
walshemj 12y ago
Nah won't want to be seen dead in standard kit they end to go for northface, Barbour, camper or merrell for boots just the SAD and SAS do.
phaus 12y ago
Not every talented person thinks the exact same way that you do. Its a fact that the way the military operates automatically excludes a large part of the talent pool that simply doesn't want to deal with all the bullshit, but everyone has their own set of priorities.