Communications of the ACM
China Trains Tech-Savvy Servicemen
China is using an Intranet-based training system to provide People's Liberation Army officers and soldiers with a variety of educational and military training.
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Petty Officer Cui Guoqiang studies computer science not in a university classroom, but in his barracks. He logs on the "Training and Service System for Officers and Soldiers," an Intranet training system designed to allow soldiers in the Chinese miltary to keep up their studies while in service. In addition to computer science, Cui uses the system to study English and law.
China's People's Liberation Army has been embracing information technology by giving soldiers in grassroots units use of computers connecting with the military Intranet in their dormitories, or in Internet cafes inside barracks.
Zhang Qianli, head of the political department of an infantry division, says that the system can provide a variety of online services for officers and soldiers, including education and military training.
From Xinhua
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