Such a sad story about Arlington cemetary

Platapus · 03-30-11, 07:22 PM

http://www.time.com/time/nation/arti...062157,00.html

Arlington's Grave Mix-Ups: Will the Army Ever Fix the Problem?

Many are still talking about this being a problem trying to computerize the database/problems with a contractor. I just don't understand that. This is two variable data problem

1. Name of dead
2. Number of grave

Why would they need to hire a contractor to come up with a computer program to handle this?

This can be easily handled in a double entry index card system or if you want to get fancy, excel spreadsheet.

This problem does not seem to be fixable other than spending cubic buttloads of money digging up pretty much everyone and redoing it.

What a fuster-cluck. One would think that the one thing the Army is good at is burying dead guys.

Most sad situation.

the_tyrant · 03-30-11, 07:24 PM

I though the army was good at organization?

UnderseaLcpl · 03-30-11, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by the_tyrant

I though the army was good at organization?

It is. The entire military excels at organization. It just doesn't excel at results.

Ducimus · 03-30-11, 10:44 PM

There's the right way to do things, and then there's the (Insert favorite branch here) way to do things.

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Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,361 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Such a sad story about Arlington cemetary http://www.time.com/time/nation/arti...062157,00.html Arlington's Grave Mix-Ups: Will the Army Ever Fix the Problem? Many are still talking about this being a problem trying to computerize the database/problems with a contractor. I just don't understand that. This is two variable data problem 1. Name of dead 2. Number of grave Why would they need to hire a contractor to come up with a computer program to handle this? This can be easily handled in a double entry index card system or if you want to get fancy, excel spreadsheet. This problem does not seem to be fixable other than spending cubic buttloads of money digging up pretty much everyone and redoing it. What a fuster-cluck. One would think that the one thing the Army is good at is burying dead guys. Most sad situation. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

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the_tyrant Admiral Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 2,272 Downloads: 58 Uploads: 0	I though the army was good at organization?

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Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	There's the right way to do things, and then there's the (Insert favorite branch here) way to do things.