Re: Why soldiers are afraid of Ada

[agate!howland.reston.ans.net!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!The-Star.honeywell.com! saifr00.cfsat.honeywell.com!shanks@ames.arc.nasa.gov (Mark Shanks)]

In article <SRCTRAN.93Jul7093257@world.std.com> srctran@world.std.com (Gregory 
Aharonian) writes:
>
>   The July 7, 1993 issue of the Boston Globe had an article about worries
>and anger inside the military under President Clinton.  One statement has a
>major bearing on Ada.

>		"A 1990 survey by the Army Research Institute
>		found that 25 percent to 33 percent of service
>		personnel feared they would not be able to find
>		work in the civilian sector if necessaary, and
>		expressed concerns about their long term
>		prospects inside the army.
>		By 1992, the anxiety rate had almost doubled,
>		with 62 percent of enlisted soldiers and 43 percent
>		of officers questioned saying they were very
>		worried about their long-term prospects for
>		their military careers."  [page 14]
>

Oh, Greg, what on earth does this have to do with Ada? What percentage
of Army personnel do you think have any contact with Ada? 

>	Given these worries of soldiers, and marketplace job realities,
>it is quite easy to see why the Ada Mandate is being ignored so much inside
>the DoD.  Soldiers are optimizing their long term prospects at little cost
>to their short term careers, comforted by the contradictory statements
>coming out of the Pentagon brass about Ada.

I can't believe you think that the average grunt^H^H^H^H^Hsoldier
knows, cares, or can do anything about Ada. It is far more likely
that the average tank driver, artillery officer, chem warfare
specialist, and/or basic one-each-issue infantryman is worried about
what use the civilian job market has for their specialized killing
skills. You really have reached on this one, Greg. You seem to be
in need of a rest.
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