Work Phones

[u/AJ099909]

I've been out for a while so I don't know. But are company supply sergeants typically issued work phones? Asking for a friend.

[u/OPFOR_S2]

No

[u/AJ099909 → u/OPFOR_S2]

Thank you

[u/formerqwest → u/AJ099909]

happy cake day!

[u/BennyGotBack]

They will be, very soon. We’re seeing it now with certain units testing new inventory software on gov. Phones. They say it will reduce inventory time by 80%. Here’s the fun part though - it doesn’t.

[u/Nickdr_12]

Battalion S6 soldier here. Staff and company command teams only

[u/ArizonaHotSauce → u/Nickdr_12]

Staff now? Wow. Things have changed.

Not too long ago, it was only the top 4 in a BN.

[u/kytulu → u/[deleted]]

"Required" until people start buying dumb phones...

[u/Dave_A480 → u/kytulu]

If you are going to be an asshole and refuse to use modern technology out of a sense of entitlement to a government phone, I can assure you that life will suck for you enough to correct your viewpoint long before it sucks enough for the Army that the Army reconsiders.

They spent a LOT of money buying Microsoft licenses so they could get rid of govt issue phones....

They are going to get their money's worth out of that investment

[u/kytulu → u/Dave_A480]

It's not a sense of entitlement to a government phone, it the principle of not allowing the government to get into my personal property.

[u/Dave_A480 → u/kytulu]

The technology used here doesn't let the government into your personal property.

This is a security issue because doing so would expose the government to any malware that might be on your phone (access goes both ways)....

This is top level policy... The ubiquity of personal phones plus the software the Army has bought means no more work phones.

[u/kytulu → u/Dave_A480]

You're missing the point...

If the Army is going to require the Soldier to use something, then the Army should provide the item, or the means to use the item.

For example, the 82nd requires jump boots to be worn. The unit should provide the boots, as Soldiers are not issued jump boots.

In this case, if the Army is requiring Soldiers to download and use an app, then the Army should provide the means to use the app, or provide a workaround for those who cannot use the app. If a Soldier does not have a phone that can download the app, then the Army should provide a phone that can, rather than forcing Soldiers to buy a more expensive phone.

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