The Bergdahl incident has hit full force and its fall out has shown one thing.
Force Protection has become essential due to expanding threats against our troops.
One solution?
WHEN IN THE WAR ZONE we need to tag our Marines and Soldiers with RFID Chips. It will be controversial, but it would only be done in combat situations and it would help facilitate rescue/recovery if they are taken, captured or lost.
Yeah, its big brother, but its also something that must be considered in light of the Bergdahl case and the threat being issued by terrorist that they will seek to capture our personnel. Additionally the idea that we still have individuals that are missing years after conflicts have ended can be rectified with this new tech.
Lastly, this could even apply to Sailors at sea. Personnel that fall overboard could more easily be recovered with these devices.
For particular situations, in particular locations, RFID chips for our servicemembers make sense.
