I joke with people that if carrying an iPhone makes you a Yuppie, I am exempt because my iPhone lives in an armored MagPul carrier, and therefore, I am at worst a \u201cCombat Yuppie.\u201d
\nYa know, it isn\u2019t a joke anymore.
\nFor decades, I\u2019ve taught Good Guys how to do building searches. Since they came out with pocket phones that take pictures, I\u2019ve included in the curriculum the tactic of putting your phone on photo mode, reaching it out around your cover when you\u2019re doing the search, and simply taking a picture. \u00a0The camera will instantly show you an image of what\u2019s visible from its perspective, without you having to stick your head out into the field of possible opposing gunfire to see it with your own eyes, and maybe get your head blown off for doing so.
\nAnd, for some time, we\u2019ve had iPhone apps for calculating bullet drop at distances: iSniper.
\nIt turns out that our innovative young soldiers and Marines have found more ingenious applications for their smart phones: maps, direct communications on the battlefield, and more. The military establishment had caught up with what our sharp young techno-warriors have often already figured out for themselves, as seen here: http:\/\/www.strategypage.com\/htmw\/htiw\/articles\/20111005.aspx
\nIf memory serves, it was Descartes who said, \u201cI think, therefore I am.\u201d \u00a0Perhaps the new motto for those in mortal conflict may be, \u201ciFight, therefore iPhone.\u201d
\nMost of you reading this are more techno-literate than I am. \u00a0Please share here any tips you have for using this technology to fight and reconnoiter, when the stakes on the table are the lives of the Good Guys and Gals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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