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2005-04-06 Iraq-Jordan

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Posted by Steve 2005-04-06 9:18:34 AM|| || Front Page|| [10 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Mmm! As Fred Brooks pointed out in the Mythical Man Month more money and resources slows down a software project.

Posted by phil_b 2005-04-06 10:10:42 AM|| 2005-04-06 10:10:42 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 They are constantly lectured on the importance of reporting âusefulâ information. But whenever they do, they rarely hear back from the intelligence people if their report was useful. So, troops tend to avoid writing out intelligence reports. In Iraq, only about 1.5 percent of patrols result in an intelligence report. This drives the intelligence people nuts,..

WTF? If the "intelligence people" can't be bothered to provide feedback, then why are they getting bent out of shape if the people in the field won't file intelligence reports???????????

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2005-04-06 11:09:56 AM|| 2005-04-06 11:09:56 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Combat troops tend to view intelligence collecting as a one way street.
Intel performance in supporting the unit commander at the tactical level was so bad in the first Gulf War, that when the Army was planning the directed downsizing shortly thereafter, a number of General Officers who'd served in the theater talked about doing away with Intel as separate branch and incorporating the functions/duties as secondary skill identifiers for other branch officers.

Posted by Groluck Jutle8212 2005-04-06 11:18:42 AM|| 2005-04-06 11:18:42 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Slightly off-topic, but another example of cause and effect. During the Viet Nam war, it was customary for B-52 crews at the end of 15 hour ARC LIGHT and BULLET SHOT missions out of Anderson AFB on Guam to grab a beer before the mission debriefs. The intel weenies demanded that the crews debrief before beer. The number of secondary explosions reported plummeted so precipitously that in less than a week the order was rescinded and the crews were allowed to sip the delightfully cold nectar DURING the debriefs.

Posted by RWV 2005-04-06 4:34:54 PM|| 2005-04-06 4:34:54 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Hmmm...I wonder how us hardcore Rantburgers would do on this game....

Posted by Seafarious 2005-04-06 10:39:21 PM|| 2005-04-06 10:39:21 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 well, I had 21,000+ kills in Unreal Tournament...lol

Posted by Frank G 2005-04-06 11:01:10 PM|| 2005-04-06 11:01:10 PM|| Front Page Top

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