Big Changes in Store for Signal Corps

The concept of training U.S. Army soldiers in the art of communications is about to undergo a change as substantial as those wrought by new media capabilities. And, these capabilities are among the very drivers of that change.

Another driver for this change is the Army's adoption of voice over Internet protocol (VoIP). The Army will have fewer specialized technologies and systems as it adopts VoIP for its voice traffic.

Ultimately, all soldiers will receive some degree of communications training. "It would be irresponsible not to teach basic communications skills to everyone in the army," Gen. Bowman declared, noting that any soldier may have to step in to operate a basic communications system in an emergency.