http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog/2010/03/15/old-dogs-new-tricks/ Updated information on Veteran Benefits, featured Military Bloggers, the You Served Podcast and various other news and information relevant to Veterans. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:25:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog/2010/03/15/old-dogs-new-tricks/comment-page-1/#comment-297857 The Army wants Software Developers — You Served® – Veteran and Military Blog and Military Podcast Mon, 29 Mar 2010 13:00:45 +0000 http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog/2010/03/15/old-dogs-new-tricks/#comment-297857 [...] you look back to the posting I wrote on March 15th titled “Old Dogs, New Tricks” you will see where I wrote about this same subject. The bottom line is that the Army is [...] [...] you look back to the posting I wrote on March 15th titled “Old Dogs, New Tricks” you will see where I wrote about this same subject. The bottom line is that the Army is [...]

]]> http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog/2010/03/15/old-dogs-new-tricks/comment-page-1/#comment-295806 Grumpy Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:13:53 +0000 http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog/2010/03/15/old-dogs-new-tricks/#comment-295806 I say this with some \tongue in cheek\ but also it is true. My Dad was no fool, had an IQ in the top 1%. He would say, \This General is sneaky, I mean using stealth strategies. It is not whether you are using high technology or low technology, but rather he is using appropriate technology. Actually, he is using something obsolete, common sense.\ My Dad lived his whole life before computers became household appliances. Old Dogs with New Tricks equal a bad thing for our adversaries. \Old Dogs\, like this General bring some really great strengths to this \New Tricks\ table. The greatest of these is *context*, you can't write it into an \After Action Report, he doesn't even actively think about it. But, it is actively just there. General, *Thank you!* I say this with some \tongue in cheek\ but also it is true. My Dad was no fool, had an IQ in the top 1%. He would say, \This General is sneaky, I mean using stealth strategies. It is not whether you are using high technology or low technology, but rather he is using appropriate technology. Actually, he is using something obsolete, common sense.\ My Dad lived his whole life before computers became household appliances. Old Dogs with New Tricks equal a bad thing for our adversaries. \Old Dogs\, like this General bring some really great strengths to this \New Tricks\ table. The greatest of these is *context*, you can’t write it into an \After Action Report, he doesn’t even actively think about it. But, it is actively just there. General, *Thank you!*

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