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I’m a Reservist with a fair bit of experience working with both Reservists and Regular Force folks out in the field.
I agree with Tomahawk and JJ.
Put it in a pelican/protective case, leave it off or on mute, and don’t make it too accessible as it’s a distraction that takes away from the purpose of being in the field.
Beyond that, I think it’s worth every 5 Eyes/western coalition soldier to familiarise themselves with what’s happened recently in Ukraine.
Russian Cyber/EW folks identifying Ukrainian units in the field via individual soldier mobile phones and drawing indirect rocket and tube artillery fires is now the stuff of deadly reality, not just near future military sci-fi.
Peer and near-peer threats of the type are considerable.
Technology is awesome, and it’s yet to be exploited potential is immense, but it’s a two way street on the two way range.
Smart watches paired and unpaired with smart phones add another layer to it.
The recent Fitbit story of users wearing/sharing data to map out forward deployed FOBs is worthy of sharing in security briefs.
I wonder if anyone has come up with recognised best practice for managing individual soldier personally owned technology in the field for training?
Balancing staying connected with family, with not getting your unit destroyed from technological complacency.
Sorry if this is a bit of a rabbit hole, but outside of specialist units that take this issue more seriously, it feels like we need to do a better job here.
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