“The soldiers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center’s Building 18 moved to Building 14 Sunday, a soldier in the Medical Hold Unit told Military Times,” Kelly Kennedy reports for Marine Corps Times.
“At the recently remodeled building, there wasn’t a rodent to be seen. But there were plenty of mice — the kind attached to computers,” Kennedy reports.
Kennedy reports, “At their new digs, the [wounded] soldiers found new Apple [Mac] computers, Internet access and a 32-inch HDTV.”
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i could use one of those just about now.
Nothing but the best for our troops!
Well deserved!
I think all government/military outfits should have Macs. Do you know how much they spend on computer security? I’ll bet its lots-n-lots.
The best for the best!
That’s cool…and a GREAT way to support these soldiers….
What is the HDTV for, personal entertainment inthe workplace? Or am I missing something here?
Would be nice if getting Macs was a general trend int he Military.
Yes, M@c! It makes me sick to see our government and military use those junky PCs knowing how wide open they are, how much trouble they are to maintain too. Talk about throwing good money after bad….
And on top of that just about everybody on the planet is in our government’s and military’s networks every second of every day!
Biggest offenders: Russia, China, and North Korea.
The Macs, internet access, and the HDTV mentioned in the article is not for workers at the hospital, it’s for the soldiers there who are patients. Have you been not keeping current with the news?
Buster,
Walter Reed is an Army hospital. It’s where many, many soldiers are treated for very serious injuries. The HDTV is for them.
I’d like to know who provided the Macs and salute them.
My son is one of the lucky ones who just got back from Iraq healthy — 2nd tour in Iraq. He is in a combat unit. I can breath again.
LinuxGuy, praise God he’s back!
As a soldier and a Mac user, I say “hooah” to this news! Lets hope all of the hospital gets the same treatment. Our country’s bravest deserve the best.
“My son is one of the lucky ones who just got back from Iraq healthy “
Good news.
Let’s hope many people have the same experience you have.. and soon.
How about some Macs to the Iraqi youth, as well? The need them at least as much.
Linux Guy–
Glad to hear your son is back safe and sound. Let him know that people he’ll likely never meet would like to thank him for his service. That applies equally to you, Army Bean.
Think what you will about the war, but the troops who make such sacrifices as the kids in Walter Reed deserve much more than just Macs and HDTV’s. They need to know the rest of recognize and appreciate what they’ve done.
“At their new digs, the [wounded] soldiers found new Apple [Mac] computers…
Smart of the military to approve Mac’s for these soldiers.
They won’t have to pay for 24/7 IT support.
By the way, the US Military does a heck of a lot of hacking themselves. Including making corporations like Cisco and others to leave backdoors in their routers.
Don’t beleive me? Google it.
Send the Windows PC’s to the enemy!
Linux Guy..
I second the notion to say a heartfelt “thanx” to your son, and others like him for their
service .. It’s nice to see this sentiment wide spread ! ..
Its such a big change in attitude from what the Viet Nam and Korean War Vets received
when they came home !..
Got my fingers crossed for your family and your son … Here’s hoping he’d done
over there !
Peace, bro !
Thank you Darkness. As an Iraq War combat veteran, that means a lot to me.
Macula, as a Civil Affairs soldier who focused on rebuilding Public Education in Baghdad, I can tell you that there has been a good amount of progress getting at least some basic computing/ Internet connectivity into schools once their basic needs are met (school supplies, textbooks, running water, working toilets, HVAC, and four solid walls with a good roof). The majority of Iraq’s 15,000 public schools have been refurbished beyond the basic needs level over the past three years and we are working hard together with the Iraqi Ministry of Education to get the rest done. Twenty plus years of neglect by the Baath Party really took a toll on Iraq’s schools. The next step beyond the basics is to get the “education multipliers” (such as full computer labs, trade-related tools, etc.) into the classrooms. I hope to work on this the next time I am in Iraq.
Macs would be perfect in the Iraqi educational system where there isn’t a lot of IT support and they could be maintained easily by the local school staff. From what I hear, Apple now has a solid version of Mac OS X in Arabic too. These two factors alone would make the Mac a great fit for this environment.
This is a little “apology” from the Army for how poorly they have treated the wounded soldiers at Walter Reed Hospital.
Stories about the deplorable conditions and stifling red tape have been all over the news.
Good for them. They deserve the best treatment, facilities and equipment for what they have sacrificed.
Linux Guy – thank your son for me!
On a side note…I work for a government contractor at a military establishment. My job is computer/IT/helpdesk related. I just sat through a meeting last week and listened to the higher brass argue about what would be the best way to protect their networks and classified computers.
To make a long story short, this unit is going to spend TONS of cash to put “safeguards” in place. Tons of OUR cash as taxpayers. And all the while I am thinking…”All they need to do is switch to Macintosh.”
And yes…I still use “Macintosh”. I’m not a fan of just “Mac”.
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Apple would benefit from a big ‘ol government contract, would they not? The government certainly would.
As for government contracts, there needs to be the option of having no camera on the computer and likely no wireless connections (no airport or bluetooth). This is needed for secure areas.
Whoops…missed the word wounded beside soldiers. I agree that we should treat the wounded well….we owe them a lot. Many Canadian soldiers are dying in this damn terrorist conflict. Both countries finest deserve the best.
“That’s cool…and a GREAT way to support these soldiers….”
a better way to “support” them is for your friends and relatives to sign up and get shot at for oil.
allahu akbar (god is great)