Wednesday, June 04, 2008

Do it online

I read today in the news media, "The Army will begin using an online program next spring to manage pay and personnel records for the entire service — active duty, guardsmen and reservists, according to Army officials." Older veterans may have a hard time understanding just how all this will work, since they were a part of a "paper" Army, well before the digital (computer) age. I'm not talking about "older" meaning just WWII or Korean War people, I'm including Vietnam vets, and even Gulf War vets from Operations Desert Storm as well. Personally, there are some things I like about doing "business" online, but there are many other times when I prefer placing my hands on a piece of paper and signing my name with an ink pen before it becomes official.