You lost me at “Executive Innovation Corps”. Rich men playing soldier to get some patriotism points as usual
Just jumping right in as a Lt Col? Is there a lot of precedent for that? I know that the armed forces have worked with a lot of scientists before, like in the Manhattan Project, but my understanding is that most of them remained civilians.
This article is clearly written with an attempt to frame this as a purely patriotic and yet somehow an apolitical ideological decision, but it reads as incredibly fascistic.
Oh, look. The surveillance capital complex that was always unofficially part of the US state is now officially part of the US state.
Army press release: https://www.army.mil/article/286317/army_launches_detachment...
The people in that list all sound sketchy. Where are the "good guys"?
Is this a fascist piece or a neocon one? I can't decide. Makes sense that he's from Palantir though.
> A decade ago, it would’ve been unthinkable for so many tech heavyweights to openly align with the U.S. military.
It still is. Don’t be fooled by propaganda pieces like this.
It is followed up by two blatant falsehoods:
> But a sea change has taken place in both places because of the urgency and seriousness of the moment.
> Wars in Europe and the Middle East and, above all, the threat of a war in the Pacific have focused the national mind and initiated a scramble for mobilization.
None of this is true in the sense he means it. Businesses have scrambled to have alternatives to China, yes, but that’s nothing to do with the military.
> The Army’s Executive Innovation Corps, under the direction of the Army’s chief of staff, General Randy George, is part of a larger effort by our military to transform the way it prepares for and fights wars in the 21st century.
Expanding the military-industrial complex is of no benefit to anyone other than those in the military-industrial complex (such as the author of this article).
Such transparent self-serving.
>But all free called to serve.
Yeah sure serve. In a full fledged war they were the first to hide in bunker or flee the country
A takeaway I have is that the US and UK are now very actively and strongly preparing for a world war.
It is part time, they get a high rank immediately and will facilitate purchases from Palantir:
https://www.wsj.com/tech/army-reserve-tech-executives-meta-p...
This is just another part of the revolving door that also enables ex generals to get board positions at Lockheed. This time it is the reverse way.
Given that McKinsey ruined the German army, let us see whether this will even improve anything.
Cosplay for absolute losers.
> and commission as a lieutenant colonel in the Army Reserve’s newly formed Detachment 201: Executive Innovation Corps.
'New Executive Innovation Corps brings top tech talent into the Army Reserve to bridge the commercial-military tech gap, with four tech leaders set to join as officers.'[1]
lol. As someone else said in this thread, this is basically stolen valor.
[1] https://www.army.mil/article/286317/army_launches_detachment...
> Twenty years ago, that calling brought me to Palantir, a company founded in the aftermath of 9/11 to answer the challenges of our generation.
Ah yes, the "challenges" of sucking up as much data as possible on people around the world (including U.S. citizens) to stop "terrorism"
If you work for an old army contractor, it might be time to find a job elsewhere.
What a joke - they couldn't 'serve' their advisory roles without playing dress-up and commissioning directly as Lt Cols?
I wonder what the incentives are here. I am a FAANG engineer with a clearance - but would gladly serve my country in a role if the pay cut wasn't so severe
This feels disingenuous to the max. I have a younger brother who went through USAF Basic, and these tech bros just get bestowed a high rank? It smells of stolen valor.
I mean nothing ill towards the 'mud hut', but seriously? All these listed names seem like people who've never had to roll in the mud with the rest of the grunts.
AI by proxy just joined the army.
this is absolutely one of the last big steps in the fall of america - letting the preferred and loyal plutocrats take positions in the actual armed forces should be horrifying to absolutely everyone that wants a civilian republic to continue beyond the end of this term.
politicians and judges allowing trump to run again was a catastrophe, as was American citizens voting for him to get to have another go.
The author writes as though this is the first time that Silicon Valley and the military meet.
Let's not forget about the Defense Digital Service [1]. Of course I'm not sure how much of that is left under the current administration.
[1]: https://www.dds.mil/
Are they now legitimate military targets?
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