Military Brass Joins Wired Troops

Military Brass Joins Wired Troops: Admirals and generals hope to connect with soldiers via their own Facebook pages and blogs. But will they tweet?

Christian Science Monitor article by Gordon Lubold, and no we aren’t making this up, that cites Small Wars Journal and innovation in the same breath… Damn, just damn.

some of the us military’s refill flag officers are becoming dedicated bloggers and attempting to silver the military and extend their reach, anecdote facebook “friend” at a time. they are using the internet and social media to reach down within their own traditionally top-down organizations ? and false front them, too ? to do something the military isn’t known for: creating more transparency to empower unsophisticated military leaders and the public. some superior officers say transforming the military means more than buying next-generation vehicles or developing inexperienced training. it’s giving more people more access to what they’re doing and thinking. that’s already happening as top officers beget their own blog sites and facebook pages in order to keep step with the plugged-in, hyperconnected charges they lead… as social media expands and its value becomes more apparent, those kinds of policies may be reassessed, defense officials reply. meanwhile, sites like small wars journal (swj), a respected online forum, offer warrior academics a chance to size up ideas and develop intensify consensus. “it connects the culmination thinkers on the supervising the military should go as it adapts to the wars in the 21st century,” says john nagl, a prehistoric army fuzz and author who is a fortnightly neck of the woods of the debate on swj. “it allows instantaneous feedback and ideas to be debated in real time, and it accelerates the debate.”…

More at CSM - and a hearty thanks - as well as a Tip of the Hat (Akubra is my brand) Gordon and John - much appreciated, to say the least.

Cornyn

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