Why Warriors, Not Geeks, Run US Cyber Command Posts

koterica writes "The Washington Post explains why the military prefers to have combat veterans rather than geeks running network security. '"It was supposed to be a war fighter unit, not a geek unit," said task force veteran Jason Healey, who had served as an Air Force signals intelligence officer. A fighter would understand, for instance, if an enemy had penetrated the networks and changed coordinates or target times, said Dusty Rhoads, a retired Air Force colonel and former F-117 pilot who recruited the original task force members. "A techie wouldn't have a clue," he said.'"

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I would like to think that true geeks learn at a quicker pace than most people, and are generally more adept at problem-solving.

Unfortunately it's the really smart people hiring us dumb geeks that are running the cyber fighting unit. Must be amazing how many guns they can stick in those dang tubes running the internet.

Keyboard? How quaint ;-)