Any thoughts on the e-tablet distribution?

jzhaun · 04-28-2015, 12:41 AM

I have no issue with recruits using tablets for training and whatnot. There were always at least 5 broken computers any time we went to the classroom, the ones that worked were still ancient, and it was a real nuisance on all sides.

But if you issue them to the recruits and tell them to carry them around, some of them are going to get broken, someone's going to prank another recruit by making a tablet disappear, someone's going to figure out how to get on the real internet and get in trouble that way, and someone's going to figure out how to cheat if they're used to administer the academic tests. And they'll probably figure all that out in these pilot runs, but they'll issue them anyway since Navy already bought them, and then they'll just be secured all the time. Waste of time and money.

04-28-2015, 12:41 AM	#9
jzhaun Active Duty Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 627 Rep Power: 0	I have no issue with recruits using tablets for training and whatnot. There were always at least 5 broken computers any time we went to the classroom, the ones that worked were still ancient, and it was a real nuisance on all sides. But if you issue them to the recruits and tell them to carry them around, some of them are going to get broken, someone's going to prank another recruit by making a tablet disappear, someone's going to figure out how to get on the real internet and get in trouble that way, and someone's going to figure out how to cheat if they're used to administer the academic tests. And they'll probably figure all that out in these pilot runs, but they'll issue them anyway since Navy already bought them, and then they'll just be secured all the time. Waste of time and money.