Special Operations forces are given considerable leeway to customize weapons and adjust uniform standards to the situation. I think the "cyberwarriors" would/should argue that their machines are their weapons and so should have similar latitude.
> I think the "cyberwarriors" would/should argue that their machines are their weapons and so should have similar latitude.
They have argued and lost because the big picture military only cares about PT tests, marksmanship, and hair cuts. No one important enough to change policy understands how computers work.
Only the Marine Corps and maybe Army really care about PT performance - from what I understand, promotions in the Navy and Air Force are based off of exams.
USAF cares quite a bit about PT, as they're using it as a force-shaping tool (a way to get rid of people as they downsize).
For years there was debate between the weightlifters and the runners in Air Force leadership over the best way to ensure a fit force. The runners won, which is why a waist measurement is now included in the PT standards.
In the Air Force you get a yearly Enlisted Performance Report or Officer Performance Report. Your OPR/EPR counts towards your promotion, and one of the sections of the OPR/EPR is how well you meet PT standards. Fail a PT test and you get a referral OPR/EPR, then you can pretty much kiss your military career goodbye.
The B-2 bomber pilots are closer to computer hackers... Hacking is long hours spent quietly trolling for marks and acquiring programs and contacts for your "bag of tricks".. With a few hours of frantic planting the hooks and grabbing what you can before the connection is cut.
Ideally, you're like the bomber pilots.. The first time you get noticed is when the bombs are going off and you're already got the data.
