Attention Soldier: Your Page Needs Editing
However, there is support. One officer, for example, expanded on a vague description of his role (“as collectors of combat information during the platoon intelligence activities.”) by providing an example of this role from his tour in Iraq.
From a training perspective, this is an interesting tactic. The argument is that the over-500 field manuals currently in use in the Army are simply too big a logistical challenge to keep up-to-date. Because of this, most soldiers are essentially getting on-the-job training anyway, learning from the others in their own units. Why not convert this information so that it can be shared across the world?
As for the effectiveness of this kind of procedure for training purposes, we’ll see. The possibility of a field manual changing from moment to moment may have unintended consequences. For example, who is responsible when Soldier B takes advice that Soldier A has entered into the wiki and a civilian or squadmate gets killed? Some guides are being kept un-editable, perhaps for exactly that reason.
